Montpelier Mansion, Laurel

Name: Montpelier Mansion
Address: 9650 Muirkirk Rd, Laurel, 20708, United States
Telephone: +1 301-377-7817

#5 among attractions in Laurel

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Located south of Laurel in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, Montpelier Mansion is a five-part, Georgian style plantation house most likely constructed between 1781 and 1785. It has also been known as the Snowden-Long House, New Birmingham, or simply Montpelier. 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 remain of what was once a slave plantation of about 9,000 acres. ()

Built: 1748 (276 years ago)Coordinates: 39°3'53"N, 76°50'34"W

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9650 Muirkirk RdSouth LaurelLaurel 20708 United States

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+1 301-377-7817

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Montpelier Mansion – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Towne Centre at Laurel, Laurel Shopping Center, The Gardens Ice House, Laurel Park.

2.2 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Towne Centre at Laurel, Laurel
56 min walk • Towne Centre at Laurel is a shopping center in Laurel, Maryland. It was built on the former site of Laurel Mall.
2.3 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Laurel Shopping Center, Laurel
59 min walk • Laurel Shopping Center is an open-air shopping complex located in Laurel, Maryland, on U.S. Route 1 just south of Maryland Route 198, and is positioned next to the Towne Centre at Laurel.
4.3 miW
Game and entertainment center, Ice rink, Sport
The Gardens Ice House, Laurel
111 min walk • The Gardens Ice House is a privately operated skating and fitness facility in Laurel, Maryland. Built on Fairland Regional Park land, the venue features an Olympic ice rink, two NHL rinks, and since November 2013, an outdoor mini-rink.
2.8 miN
Horse track, Gambling, Sport
Laurel Park, Laurel
71 min walk • Laurel Park is an American thoroughbred racetrack located just outside Laurel, Maryland which opened in 1911. The track is 1+1⁄8 miles in circumference.
4.9 miN
Shopping centre, Shopping
Savage Mill, Savage
126 min walk • The Savage Mill is a historic cotton mill complex in Savage, Maryland, which has been turned into a complex of shops and restaurants. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It is located in the Savage Mill Historic District. Buildings in the complex date from 1822 to 1916.
4.9 miN
Bridge
Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge, Savage
126 min walk • The Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge at Savage, Maryland is the sole surviving example of a revolutionary design in the history of American bridge engineering. The 160-foot double-span is a suspension truss bridge.
2.8 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Venus Theatre, Laurel
73 min walk • The Venus Theatre is a major American regional theater in Laurel, Maryland. The theater was founded by Deborah Randall in 2001.
4.9 miN
Bridge
Truss bridge, Savage
126 min walk • A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads.
3.2 miN
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Laurel Museum, Laurel
82 min walk • The Laurel Museum is a museum in Laurel, Maryland, in the United States. It is located in a mill workers' home that was built by Horace Capron between 1836 and 1840. It was restored by the City of Laurel, and opened to the public on May 1, 1996.
4.1 miSW
Church
St. John's Episcopal Church, Beltsville
104 min walk • St. John's Episcopal Church, Zion Parish in Beltsville, Maryland is a historic place of worship whose congregation dates back more than two centuries.
2.5 miNW
Synagogue
Oseh Shalom Synagogue, Laurel
64 min walk • Oseh Shalom is the only synagogue in Laurel, Maryland, and one of 5 Reconstructionist synagogues in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.