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Amelung House And Glassworks
The Amelung House and Glassworks is a historic home located at Urbana, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story, late-Georgian brick home on a stone foundation built about 1785. The property once had the New Bremen glassworks built by Johann Friedrich Amelung after he came to Maryland in 1784; no above-ground remains of the factory remain. Fine examples of New Bremen glass work may be seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City; the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York; and Winterthur Museum in Winterthur, Delaware. The Amelung House and Glassworks was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ... in 1973. References External links *, including photo from 1968, at Maryland Histori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urbana, Maryland
Urbana ( ) is a suburban census-designated place located in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It lies at the I-270/ MD 80 interchange, approximately southeast of Frederick and about northwest of Washington, D.C. Urbana started to develop ''circa'' 1999 and, as of the 2010 census, had a population of 9,175. It is part of the Washington metropolitan area. In August 2015, Urbana was ranked #35 in the country for Money.com "Best Places to Live 2015" and in 2018, Urbana was ranked #9 in Maryland for Niche's Best places to live 2018. History 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries The Urbana area was first settled in 1730. Urbana is the site of Landon House, which was built in 1754 along the Rappahannock River around Fredericksburg, Virginia. It was used as a seminary for girls. Maryland Writer's Project, Works Project Administration. ''Maryland: A Guide to the Old Line State''. Oxford University Press. August 1940. p. 511. In 1840, Landon House was moved by boat to Washington an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
