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]

  • Exterior of Glencoe House Taken From Front Driveway
  • Sign in front of Glencoe House, Circa 1810

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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