The original Glassmanor apartments were built circa 1950 by the Glassman company, just outside the border of southeast Washington.[citation needed] In the mid-1950s, the Eastover shopping center was built across the highway, followed by other adjoining apartment projects in the 1960s. U.S. SenatorGeorge McGovern, who was the Democratic Party's presidential candidate in 1972, lived briefly in Glassmanor while a freshman congressman.[5] The area has undergone tremendous demographic and social changes since that time.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Glassmanor has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km2), all land.[6] The CDP is bordered by Washington, D.C. to the northwest, the town of Forest Heights to the west, Oxon Hill to the south, Temple Hills to the southeast, Marlow Heights to the east, and Hillcrest Heights to the northeast. Interstate 495/95, the Capital Beltway, forms the southern boundary of the Glassmanor CDP.
Glassmanor CDP, Maryland – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Elementary schools serving sections of the CDP include Barnaby Manor, Flintstone, Forest Heights, Glassmanor, and Valley View.[13] Benjamin Stoddert and Oxon Hill middle schools serve sections of the CDP.[14] All residents are zoned to Potomac High School.[15]
The former Owens Road Elementary School was located within the Glassmanor CDP.[16] The school closed on June 18, 2009.[17]
^Home. Owens Road Elementary School. February 7, 2005. Retrieved on September 8, 2018. "Owens Road Elementary School 1616 Owens Road Oxon Hill, MD 20745"
