Martin's Additions is a village in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.
[4] The town is part of a larger community, colloquially referred to as Chevy Chase, that includes several adjoining settlements in Montgomery County and one neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Martin's Additions is located at 38°58′47″N 77°4′10″W / 38.97972°N 77.06944°W / 38.97972; -77.06944 (38.979713, −77.069349).
[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2), all of it land.
[7] In 1916, the area was incorporated as the special tax district of Martin's First, Second, Third and Fourth Additions to the Village of Chevy Chase.
[8] Following approval of Montgomery County and the U.S. state of Maryland, the special tax district was incorporated as a municipality called the Village of Martin's Additions on March 19, 1985.
[7] The first elected village council members were Michael E. Zielinski, Edward C. Holland, Lucy Foa, Karen McManus, and Paul S.
[8] Before the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968, racial covenants were used in Martin's Additions to exclude African-Americans.
For example, a 1905 deed for a property owned by Harry M. Martin in H.M. Martin's 3rd Addition says, "That the property hereby conveyed, either before or after improvements are made, cannot be rented, sold, leased or otherwise placed in possession of a colored man or one of the African race.
No state highways serve Martin's Additions directly, with all streets being both residential and locally maintained.
The closest state highway is Maryland Route 186 (Brookville Road) which passes just west of the village border.
Martin's Additions is served by the Montgomery County Public Schools.