Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

The House

Overview

Collector R. Lee Taylor (1924-2000) (pictured above) in front of his miniature of the Glen Burnie Historic House, on display in the Visitors' Center of the Glen Burnie Historic House. The collector made the miniature house, and then commissioned most of its tiny furnishings to present an exact replica of its historic model.
 

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This portrait of George Washington was painted by Rembrandt Peale (1778 - 1860) around 1850 and is on display in the historic house.

 

QuickFact

At 254 acres, the museum property is the largest green space and only working farm in Winchester City limits.

The Glen Burnie Historic House traces its historic significance to James Wood, who settled on this land in the early 1700s. Wood donated portions of his land to establish the city of Winchester in 1744. The house remained in the ownership of generations of the Wood and Glass families, and then opened as a museum in 1997. Today museum visitors may take a docent-led tour of the house, which is presented as furnished by Julian Wood Glass Jr. (1910-1992), the last James Wood descendent to live here. A Visitors’ Center provides a small exhibition about the history of the house; this display includes an exact miniature replica of the house and its furnishings.

From March through November, guided tours of the historic house are offered every 30 minutes, with the last tour of the day beginning at 3:30 p.m.

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