Montpelier | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Montpellier_Maryland_2.jpg) Montpelier in May 2007 | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:USA_Maryland_location_map.svg)  &sq=&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg) | |
| Nearest city | Laurel, Maryland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°3′54″N 76°50′42″W / 39.06500°N 76.84500°W |
| Area | 110 acres (45 ha)[1] |
| Built | 1748[2] or 1783[3] |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000852 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 17, 1970[2] |
| Designated NHL | April 15, 1970[4] |
Montpelier Mansion, sometimes known as the Snowden-Long House, New Birmingham, or simply Montpelier,[2] is a five-part, Georgian style plantation house located south of Laurel in Prince George's County, Maryland. It was most likely constructed between 1781 and 1785.[3] Built by Major Thomas Snowden and his wife Anne, the house is now a National Historic Landmark operated as a house museum. The home and 70 acres (28 ha) remain of what was once a slave plantation of about 9,000 acres (3,600 ha).[5]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970, primarily for its architecture.[1][4]
- ^ a b Mrs. Preston Parish (January 15, 1970). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Montpelier / Snowden-Long House, New Birmingham (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1970 (32 KB)
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "Montpelier Mansion History". Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
- ^ a b "Montpelier". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
- ^ "Historic Homes in Maryland". Self Guided Walking Tours of Women's History Sites. National Museum of Women's History. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2008.