Chautauqua Tower, Glen Echo

Name: Chautauqua Tower
Address: Glen Echo, United States

#5 among attractions in Glen Echo

Tower, Romanesque architecture

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Facts and practical information

The Chautauqua Tower is located at Glen Echo Park in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. It is a Richardsonian Romanesque circular structure of irregularly shaped, rough-faced stone, dominating the central entrance to the park. Construction of the tower was started in either 1890 or 1891, it was completed in 1892, and is approximately 34 feet in diameter and three stories high, capped by an 11-sided roof of steep pitch with a flagpole rising from its peak. It is the sole intact physical remnant of the late-19th century Chautauqua movement at Glen Echo, Maryland, and as a local specimen of late-Victorian rustic architecture. ()

Built: 1891 (133 years ago)Architectural style: Victorian architectureCoordinates: 38°57'58"N, 77°8'18"W

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Chautauqua Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Glen Echo Park, CIA Museum, Clara Barton National Historic Site, Claude Moore Colonial Farm.

~780 ftNW
Art gallery, Historical place, Park
Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo
4 min walk • Glen Echo Park is an arts and cultural center in Glen Echo, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Located about 9 miles northwest of the city's downtown area, the park's site was initially developed in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly.
1.1 miSW
Museum, Military museum
CIA Museum, McLean
28 min walk • The CIA Museum, administered by the Center for the Study of Intelligence, is a national archive for the collection, preservation, documentation and exhibition of intelligence artifacts, culture, and history.
~1000 ftN
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Clara Barton National Historic Site, Glen Echo
5 min walk • The Clara Barton National Historic Site, which includes the Clara Barton House, was established in 1974 to interpret the life of Clara Barton, an American pioneer teacher, nurse, and humanitarian who was the founder of the American Red Cross.
1.3 miSW
Historical place, Farm, History museum
Claude Moore Colonial Farm, McLean
34 min walk • Claude Moore Colonial Farm, originally Turkey Run Farm, was a U.S. park in Virginia re-creating and re-enacting life on a tenant farm circa 1771. The park closed permanently on December 21, 2018.
0.7 miNW
Bridge
Union Arch Bridge, Bethesda
18 min walk • The Union Arch Bridge, also called the "Cabin John Bridge", is a historic masonry structure in Cabin John, Maryland. It was designed as part of the Washington Aqueduct. The bridge construction began in 1857 and was completed in 1864. The roadway surface was added later.
1.1 miSE
Forts and castles
Fort Sumner, Bethesda
28 min walk • Fort Sumner was built during the American Civil War by the Union Army in the Brookmont section of Bethesda, Maryland, just northwest of Washington, D.C.
~410 ftN
38°58'2"N • 77°8'19"W
The Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery, Glen Echo
2 min walk • Art gallery, Museum

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Which popular attractions are close to Chautauqua Tower?

Nearby attractions include The Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery, Glen Echo (2 min walk), Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo (4 min walk), Clara Barton National Historic Site, Glen Echo (5 min walk), Union Arch Bridge, Bethesda (18 min walk).

Chautauqua Tower, Glen Echo

Facts and practical information

Glen Echo plan & book

Chautauqua Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo

CIA Museum, McLean

Clara Barton National Historic Site, Glen Echo

Claude Moore Colonial Farm, McLean

Union Arch Bridge, Bethesda

Fort Sumner, Bethesda

The Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery, Glen Echo

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Chautauqua Tower?