Photo – National Park Seminary
Name of Trip: Guided Tour of Forest Glen National Seminary
Leader: Phil Boyer
Date: Saturday, October 28, 2017
Cost: $5.00
Time: Tours start at 1:00 pm and last about 2 hours.
Location/Address/Link: 2755 Cassedy Street, Silver Spring, in front of the historic gymnasium on Cassedy Street at Linden Lane. Google Maps
SaveOurSeminary.org/tours/tours/
Parking:
Park on Linden Lane or as directed by Save Our Seminary members at Cassedy and Linden.
Carpool location/time:
Meet at Giant Food at 8750 Arliss St., in Silver Spring, in parking lot at furthest point from the Giant entrance. Map of Carpool Location
Depart Giant at 12:15 p.m. – arrive at seminary by 1:00 p.m.
Photo by Andrew Rein
Overview:
“Only a few miles from the DC border, there’s a place that looks like a Mother Goose rhyme collided with the Gilded Age. There’s a Dutch windmill, a Japanese pagoda, and a Swiss chalet. There’s a four-story opulent grand ballroom with vaulted ceilings and oak buttresses. And in the middle of a wooded glen, there’s a vine-covered English castle with a drawbridge.”
Source: Washingtonian article
From the tour site:
“While walking the property, the guides present the Seminary’s buildings, statues, and landscape features in their historical and social context. The stunning ballroom and other unique interior spaces are included in the tour.”
Some recent photos, from Andrew Rein
National Park Seminary tour-2016-0528 example photos
Lunch Ideas for after the visit:
Pacci’s Trattoria Good pizza, Italian, and beer; 6 Post Office Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone: (301) 588-0867
Photo by Andrew Rein
SSCC monthly field trips:
SSCC monthly field trips are a benefit of membership. Club members meet at interesting photogenic sites in the area ranging from DC, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware. You can shoot on your own or team up with a helpful Club member for tips and inspiration.
Club membership is a reasonable $45/year for individuals. Guests are always welcome to participate. The fee for non-member guests is $10.00 payable in cash or check to “SSCC”.
Field trip attendees hold SSCC and each member of SSCC, individually and collectively, blameless for any injury that may occur to them or guests or property while participating in any SSCC activity or event.
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