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]

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

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. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2012.


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