February 27, 2007 – Posted April 6, 2007
The Victorian community of Glyndon,
"Doorways to the Past" will include ten private homes, three gardens, The Woman's Club of Glyndon, formerly a two room school, and the Historic Emory Grove Hotel, the centerpiece of the old Emory Grove camp meeting.
Box lunches will be available by reservation at the Hotel where guests may relax in the rocking chairs of the Hotel's wrap- around porch. Two Emory Grove cottages also will be open to visitors, as well as a house in another former summer community,
Glyndon was founded in 1871 by Dr. Charles Leas, a retired American Consul, who desiring neighbors on his large tract of land, developed the property.
The Western Maryland Railway offered convenient, comfortable access from
High elevation and cool breezes attracted
The tour will feature various types of architecture, including a shingle style Queen Anne Victorian, the Second Empire Hotel, 19th Century folk Victorian dwellings, as well as a Georgian residence that long pre-dates the town.
The gardens will display both formal and informal individual landscaping.
Adding ambiance to the tour will be a profusion of blooming spring flowers and century- plus oak trees, planted by the village's founder, which have now grown to form a towering shady arch.
Tickets may be purchased at:
Santoni's Marketplace and Catering Company, Glyndon Square Shopping Center, 4854 Butler Road, Glyndon
Graul's Markets (Three locations) Ruxton, 7713 Bellona Avenue,Towson, Mays Chapel, 12200 Tullamore Road, Lutherville, and Hereford ,220 Mount Carmel Road, Parkton
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Tickets are $15 from April 1st through May 11th and $20 on the day of the event.
Further information may be obtained from the website http://historicglyndon.org or by calling 410-526-0688.
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