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Greenbelt Museum Historic House Guided Tours
Take a guided tour of the Museum's historic house and experience what life was like in the 1940s-50s for an average American family!
When and where
Date and time
Sunday, March 26 · 1 - 2:30pm EDT
Location
Greenbelt Museum Historic House 10B Crescent Road Greenbelt, MD 20770
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About this event
Greenbelt, Maryland, is a National Historic Landmark planned community, that was built in 1937 as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. Construction of the town offered relief work during the Great Depression, it provided housing for families of modest income (though sadly, it was initially segregated), and it was designed as a garden city that would be a model of modern town planning. This bold experimental community is still thriving today. Tours of the house provide visitors with a view of home life for ordinary American families during the Great Depression and World War II.
The Museum's historic house has been restored and furnished with objects from the period of 1936-1952. The furniture on display was designed by the Resettlement Administration’s Special Skills Division and made available to early Greenbelt residents. The house also includes objects associated with everyday life like Fiesta ware, Depression glass, kitchen utensils, children’s toys, clothes, and linens.
To learn more, please visit GreenbeltMuseum.org.
Looking to bring a group larger than 10 people? Please visit https://www.greenbeltmuseum.org/groupwalkingtour . We kindly request at least two weeks notice.
The Greenbelt Museum is a public private partnership between the City of Greenbelt and the Friends of the Greenbelt Museum (FOGM). To make a tax deductible donation to FOGM, the 501(c)3 nonprofit that supports the Museum, click here.