Glyndon, Maryland

Prior to 1871, Dr. Charles A. Leas, the first health officer of Baltimore City and a former American consul, made several purchases of land in what is now Glyndon.

He employed the Baltimore surveyor Augustus Bouldin to lay out the lots and streets, planting rows of maples along the avenues.

Baltimore County businessman Samuel P. Townsend also promoted the growth of the town with his purchase and development of a substantial number of acres.

Affluent Baltimoreans acquired summer homes in early Glyndon to escape the heat of the city.

The proximity of the railroad to Glyndon allowed easy commuting for the businessmen to their jobs in the city some 25 miles away.

Two- and three-story Victorian homes, with large airy rooms, wide halls from front to rear, and spacious porches, was the type of architecture chosen by the majority of the builders.

A small business district grew up around the railroad station to service the needs of Glyndon's growing population.

The Club was originally established in 1898 by some ladies who were “summering” in Glyndon and who gathered on a regular basis on a neighbor's porch to read together.