The Hermitage, La Plata

#1 among attractions in La Plata

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The Hermitage is a historic home located at La Plata, Charles County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story, three bay frame dwelling with a dormered gable roof. The home was built about 1847 in the Federal style, and has a pair of brick, exterior chimneys at one end and a deep wraparound veranda on Tuscan columns. It was built by Major George W. Matthews, a farmer and attorney, whose descendants, beginning in 1870 and continuing through the 1940s, promoted the founding and development of La Plata and the relocation of the seat of Charles County government there from Port Tobacco. ()

Coordinates: 38°32'2"N, 76°58'52"W

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The Hermitage – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Regency Furniture Stadium, St. Thomas Manor, Chapel Point State Park, Thomas Stone National Historic Site.

4.6 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Baseball, Sport venue
Regency Furniture Stadium, Waldorf
119 min walk • Regency Furniture Stadium is a 4,200-seat baseball park in Waldorf, Maryland that hosted its first regular season baseball game on May 2, 2008, as the tenants of the facility, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs defeated the Lancaster Barnstormers, 3–2.
5.2 miSW
Church
St. Thomas Manor, Port Tobacco Village
134 min walk • St. Thomas Manor is a historic home and Catholic church complex located near Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland. It is now known as St. Ignatius Church and Cemetery. The manor house complex is recognized as the oldest Jesuit residence in the world to have been continuously occupied by that order.
4.9 miSW
Park
Chapel Point State Park, Fredericksburg
124 min walk • Chapel Point State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area located on the Port Tobacco River, a tributary of the Potomac, in Charles County, Maryland. The state park offers fishing and hunting. Adjacent to the park, St.
3.1 miW
Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Port Tobacco Village
79 min walk • The Thomas Stone National Historic Site, also known as Haberdeventure or the Thomas Stone House, is a United States National Historic Site located about 25 miles south of Washington D.C. in Charles County, Maryland.
2.8 miSW
Georgian architecture
Rose Hill, Port Tobacco Village
72 min walk • Rose Hill is a historic house built in the late 18th century near Port Tobacco in Charles County, Maryland, United States. It is a five-part, Georgian-style dwelling house. It has a two-story central block with gable ends. It was restored during the mid 20th century.
2.6 miSW
Museum
Stagg Hall, Port Tobacco Village
66 min walk • Stagg Hall, is a historic home located at Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story frame house built about 1766 adjacent to Port Tobacco's former town square.
5.5 miNW
Park
Myrtle Grove Wildlife Management Area, Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge
140 min walk • Myrtle Grove Wildlife Management Area is a Wildlife Management Area in Charles County, Maryland.
2.3 miNW
Universities and schools
College of Southern Maryland, La Plata
60 min walk • The College of Southern Maryland is a public community college with campuses in Hughesville, La Plata, Leonardtown, and Prince Frederick, Maryland. It serves students living in Southern Maryland's Charles, St. Mary's, and Calvert counties.
2.5 miSW
Neighbourhood
Port Tobacco Historic District, Port Tobacco Village
64 min walk • Port Tobacco Historic District is a national historic district in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland. It is located along both sides of Chapel Point Road immediately south of Maryland Route 6.