Glen Burnie is a historic home located near

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. 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

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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

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in 2000. The property at Glen Burnie currently houses a small

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monastery, the home to two monks. One monk is an

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ographer and has a workshop and studio on the property at Glen Burnie.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Houses completed in 1829 Houses in Fluvanna County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Fluvanna County, Virginia U.S. Route 15 {{FluvannaCountyVA-NRHP-stub