Reed Brothers Dodge: Montgomery County's Oldest Dodge Dealership
Companion Volume to Montgomery History's Online Exhibit
by Jeanne T. Gartner
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About the Book
Founded in Rockville in 1915, Reed Brothers grew from a small automobile garage into a longtime local institution, remaining under the ownership of the same family for three consecutive generations. Its story unfolds against nearly a century of change in Rockville and Montgomery County, from the earliest days of motoring through the transformation of the automobile business and the surrounding community.
Few automobile dealerships preserved such an extensive visual and documentary record of their own history. Together, these surviving images and records offer a rare look at the people, places, and events that shaped Reed Brothers Dodge while preserving an important chapter in Montgomery County's business, transportation, and automotive history.
Features & Details
- Primary Category: History
- Additional Categories United States of America (USA), Biographies & Memoirs
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Project Option: 8×10 in, 20×25 cm
# of Pages: 72 -
Isbn
- Softcover: 9798259889125
- Publish Date: Aug 16, 2026
- Language English
- Keywords Rockville, automotive history, Reed Brothers Dodge
About the Creator
Jeanne T. Gartner is a co-owner of RBI Properties, LLC, the private investment and holding company of Reed Brothers, Inc., a family business with deep roots in Rockville, Maryland. A 30-year veteran of the United States Air Force, she retired in 2006 with the distinguished rank of Chief Master Sergeant. Following her military service, Jeanne turned her focus to preserving the legacy of Reed Brothers Dodge, one of the nation’s oldest Dodge dealerships under continuous family ownership. She is the author of "Portrait Of An Automobile Dealer", a detailed chronicle of the dealership’s 95-year history, and "Lewis Reed Photograph Collection, Second Edition", a curated volume of more than 2500 historic photographs spanning more than 60 years of history. In 2016, Jeanne received the Arthur M. Wagman Award for Historic Preservation Communication from Peerless Rockville, honoring her outstanding contributions to raising public awareness of Rockville’s architectural and cultural heritage.
