Schematic Designs Unveiled For Museum at Josiah Henson Site
A new visitor's center with a multimedia theater and interactive exhibits are planned to bring to life the story of Rev. Josiah Henson, who inspired the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
Montgomery Parks officials last night unveiled schematic designs for a museum at North Bethesda’s Josiah Henson park, the site of a former plantation where the man whose autobiography inspired “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” lived and worked as a slave. Parks officials, architects and designers said they envisioned interactive exhibits where the story of the Rev. Josiah Henson’s life – and the story of slavery in Maryland – would come to life. The plans include a rehabilitation of the historic Riley/Bolten house, which served between 1800 and 1850 as the main farmhouse on the plantation of brothers George and Isaac Riley, a new visitor center on property bordering the historic site to include a multimedia theater, and numerous outdoor exhibits. “Our …
Jeff Hawkins
12:45 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Wonderful news. We live in such a rich historical area and there is so much more to be told and exhibited. Looking forward to it.... more ›