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Smithsonian's National Zoo
Free-admission zoo in Washington, D.C. that is part of the Smithsonian Institution, famous for its giant pandas.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Maryland, United States · North America
Layhill works well as a base: 5 minutes from Glenmont, 18km from Smithsonian's National Zoo.
Layhill is a town located in Maryland, United States. With a population of 5,169, it is an important destination in North America.
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Oak Lea is a private home of 19th-century origin in the Layhill community of Montgomery County, Maryland, described as "the gracious culmination of architectural and building efforts dating back well over a hundred years."
The house is composed of three adjoined blocks built at different times:
The north block is aRead more
one-and-one-half story clapboarded log structure, which appears to be the oldest part of the house. It has a three-bay façade, obscured by an enclosed lean-to porch, with three-over-six double-hung sash windows and a boxed cornice. A chimney at the south end of the block was enclosed by construction of the central block.
The central block is two stories, with a three-bay façade, and six-over-six double-hung sash windows.
The south block, also of two stories, has a five-bay galleried porch, with the fifth bay enclosed as the main doorway, contiguous with the galleried porch, and a two-story chimney of modern construction at its south end.
A log smokehouse and a frame bank-barn with a stone foundation were originally located to the west of the house, dating from the property's original agricultural use.
Additions of three log rooms were the only major changes made in the structure until the house was renovated in 1940.
In 1945, the farm's 20th century outbuildings and its pasture land were developed as a country club and golf course, Argyle Country Club, the barn becoming the club house with the hayloft repurposed for locker rooms, the milking shed as office space, and the stanchion area as the main lounge. In 1985, the remainder of the Oak Lea property was developed as Argyle Village, a 90 home subdivision adjacent to Argyle Country Club, with Oak Lea as the centerpiece.
In the early mid-20th century, Oak Lea was the home of noted Maryland golfer Roland MacKenzie.
Oak Lea was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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Layhill is located in Maryland, United States, North America. The coordinates are 39.0923 latitude, -77.0444 longitude.
Layhill has a population of approximately 5,169 people, making it a town in United States.
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Free-admission zoo in Washington, D.C. that is part of the Smithsonian Institution, famous for its giant pandas.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Home to the Hope Diamond and over 148 million specimens, making it one of the world's premier natural history collections.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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A free world-class museum on the National Mall featuring masterpieces from the Middle Ages to the present, including the only Leonardo da Vinci painting in the Americas.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Moving black granite wall inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 American service members who died in the Vietnam War.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Official residence and workplace of the President of the United States since 1800, a symbol of American democracy.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Preserves America's heritage with iconic artifacts including the Star-Spangled Banner and Abraham Lincoln's top hat.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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America's front yard stretching from the US Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, lined with iconic monuments, memorials, and Smithsonian museums.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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The world's largest museum complex with 21 museums and galleries, all free, including the Air and Space Museum and Natural History Museum.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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