The Beall-Dawson House and
Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine
103 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville MD, 20850
301-762-1492
Hours and Tour Information
Open Wednesday-Sunday, 12:00-4:00 for self guided tours.
Guided tours available Friday-Sunday at 12:15, 1:15, 2:15, and 3:15.
Closed major holidays.
Admission
Adults: $5
Students and seniors: $3
Children under 6: free
MCHS members: free
What You’ll Find
A visit to the Rockville campus of the Historical Society includes a tour of both the Beall-Dawson House (including any special exhibits) and the Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine. Self-guided tours are available Wednesday through Sunday during open hours (no tours to start after 3:30). Guided tours are availble Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 12:15, 1:15, 2:15 and 3:15. Our guided tours led by volunteer docents, and generally last 45 minutes to an hour. For groups of 8 or more people, please schedule tours in advance by calling our administrative offices at 301-340-2825.
Summer visitors please note: the Beall-Dawson House is not air-conditioned.
The Rockville campus is also home to the Jane C. Sween Research Library, our main research facility.
What's on exhibit? Check here!
Access
The main part of the Beall-Dawson House first floor is reached by several steps. Non-motorized wheelchairs can be conveyed into one of the first floor rooms, and the museum shop. The second floor is not handicapped accessible, but notebooks explaining the second floor tour and any special exhibits are available for anyone who cannot make it up the stairs.
The Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine has three steps leading up to the door; most of the one-room museum is visible from the entrance, however.
Handicapped accessible restrooms are available in the research library.
Directions
Click here for directions to the Beall-Dawson Historical Park.
