Glen Echo Park (Maryland)
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Glen Echo Park Historic District
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| Location | 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 38°57′59″N 77°8′17″W / 38.96639°N 77.13806°WCoordinates: 38°57′59″N 77°8′17″W / 38.96639°N 77.13806°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Moderne, Queen Anne, Shingle Style, Spanish Colonial Mission Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 84001850 |
| Added to NRHP | June 8, 1984 |
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Carousel at Glen Echo Park
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Animals on the carousel
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| Location | MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, Maryland |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1921 |
| Architect | Dentzel, Gustav; Dentzel, William |
| NRHP Reference # | 80000351 |
| Added to NRHP | July 4, 1980 |
Glen Echo Park in Glen Echo, Maryland is an arts and cultural center. It is managed by the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture in cooperation with Montgomery County, Maryland, and the National Park Service. The site was first developed in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly and then operated as an amusement park until 1968. Today, the park is one of the finest cultural resources in the Washington, D.C. area. It offers hundreds of classes and workshops in the visual and performing arts and is home to thirteen resident artists and arts organizations. The park is well known for its antique Dentzel carousel, its Spanish Ballroom, its many public festivals, including Family Day and the Washington Folk Festival, its children's theaters, and its social dance program. The National Park Service offers park history tours and other programs and maintains a visitors area.
The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc. manages Glen Echo Park, one of the most lively visual and performing arts sites in the Washington area. Each year, more than 400,000 people come to the Park to renew their creative spirit through arts classes, festivals, exhibitions, dances, children’s theater, music performances, nature programs, and more.
Established by Montgomery County in 2002, the Partnership is a nonprofit organization charged with managing Glen Echo Park’s arts programs and facilities, including its historic buildings. The Partnership's mission is to present vibrant artistic, cultural, and educational offerings at the Park and to promote the Park as a unique destination for the region’s diverse population.
In collaboration with Montgomery County and the National Park Service, the Partnership works with resident artists and organizations to develop distinctive arts programming; operates the historic Dentzel carousel and the Spanish Ballroom; presents an extensive social dance program; produces festivals and special events; conducts fundraising and marketing; and manages and maintains all facilities.
Glen Echo Park's resident artists and organizations offer classes, concerts, exhibitions, open studios hours, workshops, lectures, and more at the Park. Resident programs and artists include: Adventure Theatre MTC, Art Glass Center at Glen Echo, Glen Echo Glassworks, Glen Echo Pottery, J. Jordan Bruns, Photoworks, Playgroup in the Park, the Puppet Co., SilverWorks, Under the Sea, Washington Conservatory of Music, Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery, and Young Creative Spirit.
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