Glen Burnie (Winchester, Virginia)
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]
Glen Burnie | |
Location | 801 Amherst St., Winchester, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°11′13″N 78°10′43″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] |
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
- Interior
- Gardens
- Teahouse
- Bamboo maze
- Family cemetery
- Pink Pavilion
- Mercurius by Giambologna
- Pond and grounds
- Stream
- Garden sculpture
References
- "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
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
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