Glencoe Museum, Radford

Name: Glencoe Museum
Address: 600 Unruh Dr, Radford, 24141-1501, United States
Telephone: +1 540-731-5031

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Glencoe Museum is located in a Victorian house in west downtown Radford, Virginia. The house was built in 1870 in the 19th century Victorian style, specifically Second Empire, and was the postbellum home of Confederate Brigadier General Gabriel C. Wharton. It is a large, two-story, five bay, brick dwelling, and originally had quite extensive grounds. The original house had a barn, chicken coop, smoke house, and an ice house. ()

Built: 1875 (149 years ago)Coordinates: 37°7'56"N, 80°34'50"W

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600 Unruh DrRadford 24141-1501 United States

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+1 540-731-5031

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Day trips

Glencoe Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Claytor Lake State Park, Kentland Farm Historic and Archeological District, Arnheim, Radford Public Library.

5.8 miSW
Park
Claytor Lake State Park, Dublin
148 min walk • Claytor Lake State Park is a 472-acre state park in Pulaski County, Virginia. The park is located on Claytor Lake, a 4,500-acre, 21-mile-long reservoir on the New River formed by Claytor Dam, which is used to generate hydroelectric power by the Appalachian Power Company.
4 miN
Archaeological site, Greek Revival architecture
Kentland Farm Historic and Archeological District, Blacksburg
102 min walk • Kentland Farm Historic and Archeological District is a historic home, archaeological site, and national historic district located near Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia.
0.7 miNE
Archaeological site, Greek Revival architecture
Arnheim, Radford
18 min walk • Arnheim is a historic plantation house located at Radford, Virginia. It was built between 1838 and 1840, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal / Greek Revival–style brick dwelling. It is a symmetrical double-pile plan dwelling, 40 feet square, and sitting on a raised brick basement.
0.7 miNE
37°8'14"N • 80°34'8"W
Radford Public Library, Radford
19 min walk • Library
2.3 miE
Baseball, Sport venue, Sport
Carter Memorial Stadium, Radford
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1.7 miE
Universities and schools
Radford University, Radford
43 min walk • Radford University is a public university in Radford, Virginia. It is one of the state's eight doctorate-granting public universities.
4.3 miN
National park
Cascades
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