Cheverly is a town in Prince George’s County, Maryland, United States, located very close to Washington, D.C., though not next-door it directly. The town was founded in 1918 and incorporated in 1931. Per the 2020 census, the population was 6,170. Cheverly borders the communities of Tuxedo, Chapel Oaks, Landover, Landover Hills, Villa Heights, and Bladensburg.

Cheverly is house to the Prince George’s County Health Department, Cheverly Professional Building, PepsiCo bottling plant, Judith P Hoyer Early Childhood Center, Cheverly American Legion, Magruder Spring Historic Landmark, ABC Supply Company Inc., Washington Woodworking Company, Cheverly Sport Fair Fishing Store, and Publick Playhouse Theater. The main ZIP code for Cheverly is 20785. Until 2021, Cheverly had been house to the University of Maryland (UM) Prince George’s Hospital Center, which was founded in 1944 and was known as a first-class trauma center. The capacity closed upon June 12, 2021, replaced by the all-new, $543 million UM Capital Region Medical Center, which opened the thesame day in open Largo, Md.

Cheverly was begun as a planned suburb in the in the future 1900s. The Cheverly Place was first platted in 1904 for a 93-acre (380,000 m) community called Cheverly Gardens. The home was in the same way as purchased in 1918 by Robert Marshall, president of the Washington Suburban Realty Company. The Cheverly subdivision platted by Marshall was developed approaching the 1839 Magruder relatives homestead known as Mount Hope. Marshall became the first resident of Cheverly by taking up residence in the restored homestead in 1919. In 1923, the first road, now known as Cheverly Avenue, was completed and paved to attach the Pennsylvania Railroad descent to Landover Road. Thirty-four developer-built houses were build up between 1921 and 1925. Most of the to the lead houses were mail-order homes from Sears & Roebuck and the McClure Homes Company. Marshall lost manage of the Washington Suburban Realty Company in 1927. Harry Wardman assumed the slope until the company’s bankruptcy in 1929 due to the deposit market crash.

Incorporation was granted in 1931 to residence concerns for improved roads and services. During the 1930s and 1940s, the streets were bigger and lighting enhanced, and the number of residences increased from 135 to 650. Residential construction continued through the 1960s, creating a varied housing buildup of in front Cape Cod houses, with progressive ranch and split-level types. Two garden-style apartment complexes (Cheverly Terrace and Hanson Arms) were constructed in the to the fore 1960s along Landover Road close the U.S. Route 50 interchange. The community center, town hall, and park knack was built in 1978. Industrial property was standard in 1958 upon the west side of town and adjoining Route 50.