Glen Burnie (Winchester, Virginia)
Glen Burnie | |
 Glen Burnie in 2019 | |
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| Location | 801 Amherst St., Winchester, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°11′13″N 78°10′43″W / 39.18694°N 78.17861°W |
| Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Built | 1794 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003305[1] |
| VLR No. | 138-0008 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 10, 1979 |
| Designated VLR | June 19, 1979[2] |
Glen Burnie is a historic home located at Winchester, Virginia. It consists of a 2+1⁄2-story central section built in two sections about 1794, with flanking two-bay, two-story wings built in 1959. It is a brick dwelling in the Georgian style.[3]
Built in 1794 by Robert Wood, son of James and Mary Wood. James founded Frederick Town (later Winchester) in 1744.[4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
The house is now part of the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley.
Gallery
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Interior -
Interior -
Fireplace -
Gardens -
Teahouse -
Bamboo maze -
Family cemetery -
Pink Pavilion -
Mercurius by Giambologna -
Pond and grounds -
Stream -
Garden sculpture
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (June 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Glen Burnie" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ "Glen Burnie Historic House and Gardens". Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
External links
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Media related to Glen Burnie (Winchester, Virginia) at Wikimedia Commons
- Glen Burnie, 801 Amherst Street, Winchester, Winchester, VA: 19 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
Categories:
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Georgian architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1794
- Houses in Winchester, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Winchester, Virginia
- 1794 establishments in Virginia
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs