R. Lee Taylor

R. Lee Taylor (September 28, 1924 – May 9, 2000) was the curator of the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley and a nationally known creator of miniature houses.

Early life R. Lee Taylor was born in Tennessee on September 28, 1924.

Career

R. Lee Taylor served during World War II and took part to the Normandy landings.

The museum hosted Taylor's collection of miniature houses, the masterpiece the miniature of the Glen Burnie House, created between 1988 and 1990.

For his work in the Glen Burnie House's gardens, Taylor was honored by the Garden Club of Virginia. His miniature houses were featured in specialized publications like Nutshell News and Treasures in Miniature.

Personal life R. Lee Taylor had a long-term relationship with Julian Wood Glass, Jr. that ended in the mid 1970s. The two men drifted apart and reconciled just before Glass's death in 1992.

Taylor was well loved around Winchester, Virginia.

Taylor died on May 9, 2000, and his ashes are buried in the wall of the Glen Burnie Family Cemetery.