Reter House-Glyndon Historic District - Glyndon MD
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 28.518 W 076° 49.134
18S E 343552 N 4371102
Glyndon began when in 1868 a group of Methodists established a campground close to the Western Maryland Railroad tracks. The group was called the Emory Grove Camp Meeting Association. Included in the district is the Reter House.
Waymark Code: WM14GN3
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2021
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National Register of Historic Places
Glyndon began when in 1868 a group of Methodists established a campground close to the Western Maryland Railroad tracks. The group, called the Emory Grove Camp Meeting Association, began evangelical meetings under a large tent. People flocked to the summer services, remaining for extended periods and living in tents. By 1887 the popularity of the meeting had encouraged the Association to construct the 40-room Emory Grove Hotel. Gradually the tents were replaced with wooden cottages an din 1900 an open market house moved from Hanover, Pennsylvania, replaced the canvas tabernacle.
By the 1920s, Emory Grove had proved enormously successful. Evangelists like Billy Sunday drew large crowds from Baltimore in addition to the summer residents. The campground encouraged the development of Glyndon as a summer resort--several devotees of Emory Grove erected their own more substantial summerhouses adjacent to the campground. Temperance Park, across Butler Road, is another example of the spirit of Methodism in Glyndon.
Founded in 1887, it was the first temperance park in Maryland. Thirteen frame cottages line the south side of a green open pace originally the site of meetings devoted to prohibition. An annual service is held in Temperance Park which preserves the open space. The railroad and the camp meetings at Emory Grove opened up the area to development. Local property owners began laying out lots and streets, and constructing a hotel, town hall, and general store. Railroad and streetcar service to Glyndon coincided with the most concentrated period of the town’s growth.
Reter House 4825 Butler Road, Glydon
On the wall to the right of the front door is a plaque noting 1875
On the wall to the left of the of the front door is a sign with the name and address.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Glyndon Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
Address:
4825 Butler Road, Reisterstown MD 21236
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Plaque on building (Photo in gallery)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed
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