People lived in Glaumbær turf house until 1947. A farm has stood on this site since the settlement of Iceland in ca 874 - give or take a few years. The present farmhouse consists of 13 buildings and the "newest" addition to the turf house was built in 1876-1879. The oldest parts of the turf house date back to the mid 18th century. The Glaumbær turf house interiors show life in an Icelandic turf house in the 18th and 19th century.