Glencoe (Glencoe, Maryland)

Glencoe is a historic home and resort complex located at Glencoe, Baltimore County, Maryland. It consists if a complex of Italianate-influenced domestic buildings and structures, clustered around a square, two-story frame dwelling. The house features a broad porch, which wraps around two sides with an iron-railed deck atop the porch. Four interior brick chimneys rise around a central observation deck. The property also includes a two-story, mansard roofed stable / carriage house, a smokehouse, ice house, sheep shed, garden house (probably a former chicken house), and a latticed frame gazebo. It was built in 1851-1856 as a private residence, but was subsequently developed as a summer resort.[2]

Glencoe
Glencoe House taken September 25, 2012
Location1314 Glencoe Rd., Glencoe, Maryland
Coordinates39°33′4″N 76°38′6″W
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1851 (1851)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.83002942[1]
Added to NRHPMay 9, 1983

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. John McGrain (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Glencoe" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.


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