Glen Burnie (Winchester, Virginia)

Glen Burnie
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Glen Burnie in 2019
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Location	801 Amherst St., Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates	39°11′13″N78°10′43″W / 39.18694°N 78.17861°W / 39.18694; -78.17861
Area	12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built	1794 (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
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  Interior
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  Fireplace
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  Gardens
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  Teahouse
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  Bamboo maze
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  Family cemetery
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  Pink Pavilion
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  Mercurius by Giambologna
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  Pond and grounds
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  Stream
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  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 March 19, 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 December 20, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 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