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Chillum If you have questions about the following data or want more information, contact us at 202-965-3715. If you would like to be included in periodic e-mail updates on this or other neighborhoods, send your name and e-mail address to info@hananhomes.com. As of September 30, 2008, 16 single-family homes were for sale in Chillum with four homes under contract. In the third quarter of 2008, five homes sold. Homes in Chillum are largely two-story Colonial-style single family homes. In the first half of 2008, 8 single-family homes sold in Chillum. In 2007, there were 18 sales, while 29 homes sold in 2006. The average sale price in the first half of 2008 was $387,725. This compares to $427,986 and $439,976 in 2007 and 2006, respectively. The average list price was $389,313 in the first half of 2008, $439,039 in 2007, and $441,300 in 2006. Listed below are the sales by price range.
Most think of Chillum, Maryland, when they hear the name. Fort Slocum's field gun battery and rifle pits are badly eroded, but the area is now the Fort Slocum Park. While there are few amenities within Chillum itself, adjacent neighborhood provide schools, post office, library, and metro station. New Hampshire Avenue takes residents directly to the Beltway. Chillum Manor was built by a branch of the Digges family. In 1641 the Digges family received one of the patents from Lord Baltimore for land in what is now Prince Georges County. During the Civil War one of the 68 forts surrounding Washington was Fort Slocum. It was built by the Rhode Island Infantry and was named for S. Slocum who was killed in the First Battle of Bull Run. The Fort provided support for Fort Stevens to its west. The area remained farmland and undeveloped until the turn of the century. Manor Park was the largest subdivision built in Chillum.
Manor Park Citizens Association 202-723-6063
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