{"nrhp_refnum":"79003305","name":"Glen Burnie","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"801 Amherst St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Winchester (Independent City)","county":"Winchester","state":"VA","lat":39.186941370000056,"lon":-78.17829523759096,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-09-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-story Georgian-style brick residence at 801 Amherst Street in Winchester, Virginia, on about 12 acres. Its central portion was probably begun in 1794, with wings added in a 1959 renovation.","why_significant":"The house is considered an architectural landmark that exemplifies the aspirations of prominent families in the Valley of Virginia, with a late-Georgian dining room among the more impressive in the region. It is also significant as the long-time home of the Wood-Glass family, on land first owned by James Wood, who laid out Winchester.","narrative":"Glen Burnie is a brick Georgian-style house on about 12 acres at 801 Amherst Street in Winchester, Virginia, yet it keeps the feel of a country estate. The central block was probably begun in 1794 for Robert Wood and built in two stages, on land once owned by James Wood, who platted the town. Details include an open-well stair, a paneled and dentiled dining room regarded as one of the region's more impressive late-Georgian interiors, and Flemish-bond brick wings added in 1959 to replace earlier ones. Family tradition and tax records support the late 18th-century date. The property passed through the Wood and Glass families, declined after 1911 when it was left unoccupied, and was renovated after 1959 by Julian Wood Glass, Jr. He also added Chinese and formal gardens and garden pavilions, and the family cemetery lies within the grounds. The house is valued as an example of Valley of Virginia architecture and as a long-held family home.","period_of_significance":"Late 18th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian (simplified or modified Georgian)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in excellent condition, in private ownership and use as a private residence; the central house was renovated in 1959 and the grounds extensively landscaped.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.025324-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/48/6841/41684148/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/79003305.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003305/11e3983693-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003305/11e3983693-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Antony-22","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glen_Burnie_Winchester_2019a.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Antony-22</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glen_Burnie_Winchester_2019a.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"15000963","name":"Winchester Historic District (Boundary Increase III)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/winchester-historic-district-boundary-increase-iii-15000963/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41684148","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Burnie_(Winchester,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16864801"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/winchester/glen-burnie-79003305/"}