Robert S. Nichols House

802 58th Ave-When it was built in 1908, the Robert S. Nichols House was considered one of the community’s most handsome and substantial houses. Nichols moved to Maryland from Texas and worked in the U.S. Pension Office. He also headed the citizens committee. When the committee approved the construction of the town’s public school, he served on the building committee. In 1935, when the town was incorporated, he was elected as its first mayor. He served two consecutive one-year terms.