Glen Burnie (Palmyra, Virginia)
Glen Burnie | |
 Entrance to the property | |
   | |
| Location | U.S. Route 15, 0.25 miles (0.40 km) north of Palmyra, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°52′1″N 78°15′27″W / 37.86694°N 78.25750°W |
| Area | 150 acres (61 ha) |
| Built | 1829 |
| Built by | John Hartwell Cocke |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000893[1] |
| VLR No. | 032-0017 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 2, 2000 |
| Designated VLR | June 14, 2000[2] |
Glen Burnie is a historic home located near Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia. It was built in 1829, and is a two-story, three-bay, cruciform plan, gable-roofed brick structure with gable-end chimneys. The house was designed by General John Hartwell Cocke for Elizabeth Cary. The house has an eclectic mix of late Federal and Greek, Gothic, and Jacobean revival features. It has a mousetooth cornice, unusual pivoting windows, projecting towers and one-story porches on the south and north facade. Also on the property is the contributing Glen Burnie cemetery.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Marvin F. Moss (February 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Glen Burnie" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
