Glenn Dale Hospital
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Glenn Dale Hospital was a tuberculosis sanatorium and isolation hospital in Glenn Dale, Maryland, in the United States. It is a large facility, consisting of 23 buildings on 216 acres (87 ha), that was built in 1934 and closed in 1981 due to asbestos.[1]
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Glenn Dale Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Glenn Dale, Maryland, United States |
Organization | |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Speciality | Tuberculosis hospital and Sanatorium |
History | |
Opened | after 1934 |
Closed | 1981 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Maryland |
Glenn Dale Tuberculosis Hospital and Sanatorium | |
Location | 5201 Glenn Dale Rd., Glenn Dale, Maryland |
Coordinates | 38°57′39″N 76°48′48″W |
Area | 206.11 acres (0.8341 km2) |
Built | 1934 |
Architect | Albert L. Harris; Nathan C. Wyeth; Lawrence Johnston; Merrel C. Coe[1] |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 11000822[2] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 2011 |
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Though it is now closed and may be eventually demolished, for decades it was an important public health institution near Washington, DC. The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Park Police patrol the hospital grounds regularly.