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Forest Glen
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"This place is very easy to get lost in with VERY few entrances and exits, I've been lost in here for hours trying to find a way out which didn't involve jumping our a third story window" --Not anymore Not much left to explore unless you like gutted buildings with construction tools everywhere 10.4.2022 - An active community with apartments, condos, a ball room for rent, and even an interfaith men's shelter.
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Type: Building
Status: Active
Accessibility: Easy - rent an apartment, buy a condo
Recommendation: forget it
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asbestos rust unsafe flooring air quality Some areas are VERY unstable
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There is a huge ballroom with statues, chandeliers, decorated fire places, different styles of architecture, Dutch windmills, Greek style, English castle, pagoda, lighthouse, German... etc.
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fences part-time guard wooden boarding electronic surveillance
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flashlight rope breathing mask gloves head protection long pants / sleeves towelettes Knife/cutting tool
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Forest Glen was an estate to Washington, DC's elite. Forest Glen is situated in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. It was named for the wooded glen that channels a small creek from Carroll Springs to Rock Creek. The area is about 400 feet higher than most parts of Washington, with better drainage. It was cooler, less humid, with fewer insects and less danger of malaria. Just the thing that would appeal to a D.C. city dweller in the late 1880's, particularly in July or August -- or at least that's what the real estate promoters hoped! The National Park Seminary is a historic district in the Forest Glen area of Silver Spring, MD, which includes a wooded glen and two dozen Victorian era buildings, including a magnificent 3-story ballroom, a windmill, castle, and Japanese pagoda. The first building, "Ye Forest Inne," was constructed in 1887. Early suburban developers acquired the land above Rock Creek, laid out lots, and built the hotel to attract prospective homeowners. By 1894, the hotel failed and the inn was converted to a women’s post-secondary school. For nearly 50 years, the National Park Seminary and College was one of the most prestigious women’s schools in the country. As enrollment grew, so did the campus, and the new buildings, built in various international styles, reflected the educational philosophy of founders and the values of a nation just emerging on the international scene. The school weathered the Great Depression and, just as it was beginning to thrive again, it was taken over by the U.S. Army in 1942, when it served as a rehabilitation center for wounded veterans returning from World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Many suburban resort hotels were built in the late 1800’s. Many of them were converted to schools. And many of them were, in turn, taken over by the armed forces during the war. But very few of these original resort hotels are left, and none that have witnessed all three incarnations! Clearly this site has profound architectural and historical importance. It is also a place of pure magic – a commodity very hard to come by today.
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Currently an active Apartment Complex, Condos, and a Men's shelter. It will likely continue as such or at least most, for the unforeseen future...
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 10/5/2022 4:11 PM.
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on Oct 5 22 at 16:11, Emperor Wang validated this location on Oct 5 22 at 16:10, Emperor Wang changed the following: Interesting Features on Oct 5 22 at 16:09, Emperor Wang changed the following: History, Interesting Features, Description, Web Links on Oct 4 22 at 17:42, fr00tCake changed the following: Street Address, Accessibility, Hazards, Recommendation, Media Coverage, Future Plans, Description, Web Links on Sep 29 14 at 2:32, Mike Dijital validated this location on Sep 28 14 at 18:29, vmn551 changed the following: Status on May 2 11 at 5:06, Steed validated this location on May 1 11 at 6:16, secretdestroyers changed the following: Description, Web Links on Jan 5 10 at 8:22, Steed validated this location on Jan 5 10 at 1:38, robk700 added some pictures to a gallery
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