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'''Glasgow''' is a historic home located at [[Cambridge, Maryland|Cambridge]], [[Dorchester County, Maryland|Dorchester County]], [[Maryland]]. It is a [[Federal architecture|Federal]] style, gable-front, {{frac|2|1|2}}-story brick house built about 1792. Attached is a {{frac|1|1|2}}-story frame wing dating from the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=397&COUNTY=Dorchester&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Dorchester|title=Maryland Historical Trust|date=2008-06-07|work= Glasgow, Dorchester County|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust}}</ref> The home is reportedly the birthplace of [[William Vans Murray]], but there is some controversy about whether or not he ever lived there. The sister of diplomat William Van Murray (1762-1803), Henrietta Murray, married her cousin William Murray Robertson, and Glasgow was the Robertson family homestead. They had several children, including William Vans Murray Robertson (1797-1835), who later dropped the name Robertson by an act of Legislature. {{cn|date=July 2014}}
'''Glasgow''' is a historic home located at [[Cambridge, Maryland|Cambridge]], [[Dorchester County, Maryland|Dorchester County]], [[Maryland]]. It is a [[Federal architecture|Federal]] style, gable-front, {{frac|2|1|2}}-story brick house built about 1792. Attached is a {{frac|1|1|2}}-story frame wing dating from the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=397&COUNTY=Dorchester&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Dorchester|title=Maryland Historical Trust|date=2008-06-07|work= Glasgow, Dorchester County|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust}}</ref> The home is reportedly the birthplace of [[William Vans Murray]], but there is some controversy about whether or not he ever lived there. The sister of diplomat William Van Murray (1762-1803), Henrietta Murray, married her cousin William Murray Robertson, and Glasgow was the Robertson family homestead. They had several children, including William Vans Murray Robertson (1797-1835), who later dropped the name Robertson by an act of Legislature. Robert Francis Tubman M.D. (1791-1864) acquired Glasgow in 1842. It passed to his son Robert Constantine Tubman (1851-?), and then to his son Robert Eugene Tubman (1875-?) who moved to Baltimore and founded a shoe and boot company. {{cn|date=July 2014}}


It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1976.<ref name="nris"/>
It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1976.<ref name="nris"/>

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Glasgow
Glasgow, Cambridge MD
Glasgow (Cambridge, Maryland) is located in Maryland
Glasgow (Cambridge, Maryland)
Location1500 Hambrooks Blvd., Cambridge, Maryland
Built1792
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.76000991 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 08, 1976

Glasgow is a historic home located at Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland. It is a Federal style, gable-front, 2+1⁄2-story brick house built about 1792. Attached is a 1+1⁄2-story frame wing dating from the early 20th century.[2] The home is reportedly the birthplace of William Vans Murray, but there is some controversy about whether or not he ever lived there. The sister of diplomat William Van Murray (1762-1803), Henrietta Murray, married her cousin William Murray Robertson, and Glasgow was the Robertson family homestead. They had several children, including William Vans Murray Robertson (1797-1835), who later dropped the name Robertson by an act of Legislature. Robert Francis Tubman M.D. (1791-1864) acquired Glasgow in 1842. It passed to his son Robert Constantine Tubman (1851-?), and then to his son Robert Eugene Tubman (1875-?) who moved to Baltimore and founded a shoe and boot company. [citation needed]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". Glasgow, Dorchester County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-07.

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  1. ^ Colonial Families of the Southern States of America: A History and Genealogy ... By Stella Pickett Hardy. http://books.google.com/books?id=e1VlAAAAMAAJ&dq=glasgow%20cambridge%20maryland&pg=PA393#v=onepage&q=glasgow%20cambridge%20maryland&f=false. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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