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Greenbelt Museum

10B Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD
301-507-6582
Greenbelt Community Center (formerly the elementary school)
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Ranked #2 of 4 attractions in Greenbelt
4.5 of 5 stars 3 Reviews
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“Nice display of 1937 living in Greenbelt”
- 22 Jan 2012
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Greenbelt, Maryland
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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“Nice display of 1937 living in Greenbelt”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2012

This museum is a little piece of the past in Historic Greenbelt. It is a home set up to demonstrate life in 1937. The kitchen and bathroom and furniture are original to the period. Visit on a Sunday afternoon and be sure to see the film about the origins of Historic Greenbelt, a planned community that still thrives today. More

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Newark, Delaware
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“Very Interesting for History Buffs”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2012
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In the late 30's and early 40's President Roosevelt and his wife envisioned a nation of planned cooperative communities. They (especially Mrs. Roosevelt) were vital sponsors of this concept. Mrs Roosevelt herself played a critical role in funding and establishing one such community; Greenbelt, Md. This was to be the Gold example of what New Deal America was to be.... More

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Greenbelt, Maryland
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“Great museum for those interested in town planning or the New Deal”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 November 2008
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The town of Old Greenbelt was the first of four "green towns" planned by the federal government as part of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal plan to get the economy going again during the Great Depression. Eleanor Roosevelt helped lay out the town. This museum is in one of the original Old Greenbelt houses--a small townhouse furnished in 1930s style with... More

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