the land is meant to be open space park land. In 1995, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (MNCPPC) purchased the property from the District of Columbia. Under the deed, if the MNCPPC receives more than its cost from selling the property, it must share the proceeds with the District. In June 2010, MNCPPC advertised for proposals to purchase the hospital campus "as is" with the MNCPPC retaining the surrounding . Final bids were due on September 14, 2010, but that deadline was extended to October 15, 2010. Ultimately, two bids were received, but the MNCPPC rejected both bids on the basis that neither bidder was licensed to operate a continuing care retirement community. In the meantime, the Countywide Historic Preservation Staff of MNCPPC is preparing an application to designate the hospital on the National Register of Historic Places, which would make tax credits available for restoration. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in November 2011. In 2014, Preservation Maryland placed the Glenn Dale Hospital on its list of threatened historic properties. "Quarantined" The hospital was featured in an award-winning Washington Post Magazine article, "Quarantined," on Dec. 10, 2006 by Leah Y. Latimer, former staff writer and author. The article detailed Latimer's mother's hospitalization there in the 1950s and the emotional fall-out for their family from then to the present. Latimer gave a lecture on the actual grounds of Glenn Dale on October 4, 2008. It was the first time the public was allowed on the grounds in almost 30 years. The unadvertised event drew more than 150 people. Gallery References External links Glenn Dale hospital photos and history Pictures, maps and detailed information Glenn Dale Redevelopment Project , including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust website Buildings and structures in Prince George's County, Maryland Defunct hospitals in Maryland Glenn Dale, Maryland Hospitals disestablished in 1981 Tuberculosis sanatoria in the United States Hospital buildings completed in 1924 Hospital buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Historic districts in Prince George's County, Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Prince George's County, Maryland Colonial Revival architecture in Maryland