Glen Burnie (Winchester, Virginia)

Glen Burnie

Glen Burnie, 2005
Location 801 Amherst St., Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates 39°11′13″N 78°10′43″W / 39.18694°N 78.17861°W / 39.18694; -78.17861Coordinates: 39°11′13″N 78°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 # 79003305[1]
VLR # 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, who founded Frederick Town (later Winchester) in 1744.[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

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