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Glen Burnie (Winchester, Virginia)

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Historic house in Virginia, United States United States historic place
Glen Burnie
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Glen Burnie in 2019
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Location801 Amherst St., Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates39°11′13″N 78°10′43″W / 39.18694°N 78.17861°W / 39.18694; -78.17861
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built1794 (1794)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.79003305
VLR No.138-0008
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1979
Designated VLRJune 19, 1979

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.

Built in 1794 by Robert Wood, son of James and Mary Wood. James founded Frederick Town (later Winchester) in 1744.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

The house is now part of the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley.

Gallery

  • Interior Interior
  • Interior Interior
  • Fireplace Fireplace
  • Gardens Gardens
  • Teahouse Teahouse
  • Bamboo maze Bamboo maze
  • Family cemetery Family cemetery
  • Pink Pavilion Pink Pavilion
  • Mercurius by Giambologna Mercurius by Giambologna
  • Pond and grounds Pond and grounds
  • Stream Stream
  • Garden sculpture Garden sculpture

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. 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
  4. "Glen Burnie Historic House and Gardens". Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

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