A new addition to our website is a Google Map of the Glen that easily links to photos of almost all the features of the Glen—all from the convenience of your computer or iPhone. Now you can tour the Glen whenever you wish.
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Tours for 2022
Check our schedule of monthly tours for this year and find a date that works for you to visit and learn the history of this enchanting place. Our special tour of the Glen portion of the National Park Seminary property in November 2021 was so successful that we are offering two special tours of theContinue reading “Tours for 2022”
Glen Updates
The proposed widening of the Beltway section that would adversely affect the historic landscape of National Park Seminary has for the time being been put on hold, but SOS continues to monitor any action that revisits this potential encroachment. Thanks to a grant from Preservation Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust, SOS was able toContinue reading “Glen Updates”
Last Public Tour of the Year
Our last public tour of the year will be on Saturday, November 27 at 1:00PM.
Special Tour of the Glen
The tour for November 27 is now full.
Special Tour of the Glen
In addition to our last monthly guided tour on November 27 this year, SOS is holding a special tour of the historic Glen at National Park Seminary on November 14. Reservations are required.
Beltway Project Threatens NPS Landscape
The threat to the historic Glen at National Park Seminary has now received national attention. The Cultural Landscape Foundation, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization, has named the Glen a “Landslide” property due to the threat from potential widening of the Beltway as well as its overall decline from erosion, neglect, and age. You can helpContinue reading “Beltway Project Threatens NPS Landscape”
Beltway Expansion
The state of Maryland is pursuing a plan to expand the I-495 Beltway that will adversely affect National Park Seminary. SOS has actively taken the following position regarding this plan. THE GLEN AT NATIONAL PARK SEMINARY: THREATENED BY I-495 EXPANSION Save Our Seminary believes that expansion of I-495 will cause irreversible harm to the campusContinue reading “Beltway Expansion”
Maryland’s Coolest Spaces
SOS nominated National Park Seminary as one of Maryland’s Coolest Spaces for 2021 for The Daily Record’s special issue—and NPS was selected as one of 20 cool spaces around the state. Here’s the link to the full list with text about each one – https://thedailyrecord.com/coolest-spaces/