Glenn Dale Hospital
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.
| Glenn Dale Hospital | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
The Glenn Dale Hospital | |
| 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 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000822 |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 2011 |
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.
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