Silver Spring Civic Building Nears Completion

At the heart of Downtown Silver Spring, the 42,000-square-foot and $22-million-worth project, Silver Spring Civic Building, will soon open to feature an art gallery, 800-person auditorium with a dance floor, classrooms and meeting rooms available for community use, and offices.

The great hall, located between Ellsworth Drive and Fenton Street, will also host weeding receptions. The art gallery, which is to be operated by the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, is on one side of the main lobby. On the other side is a high-ceilinged atrium with a glass wall.

Work on the ice rink, which will also serve as an ampitheatre for concerts and other performances in the warmer months, is still in progress.

The second floor will house classrooms and government officers. A suite of offices set aside for the Silver Spring Regional Services Center although other county agencies will have their space as well. The entire basement has been turned over to Round House Theatre in exchange of $1 a year in rent, which is part of an agreement made several years ago.

photo by: thecourtyard