Montpelier Mansion Historic Site
9650 Muirkirk Road Laurel, MD 20708
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OWNER: The Maryland-National Capital Park And Planning Commission
CONTACT: (301) 377-7817
WEBSITE: http://www.mncppc.org/3044/Montpelier-Mansion-Historic-Site
EVENTS: Events/Classes at this Park
Hours: M,Tu,Th,F 9am-5pm;W Closed;Sa,Su 11am-4pm
GENERAL INFO:
Park Type: Historic Site
Overall Size: Larger than a football field
Special Features/Comments:
Built in the 1780s, Montpelier was one of several Snowden homes on what was once a vast land holding. This Georgian plantation house was home to four generations of Snowdens, as well as enslaved individuals like Nance and Catte Creek, and Ben, a blacksmith. Come inside and learn what life was like in 18th-and-19th-century Maryland. Stroll the grounds with over 70 acres of fields and wooded paths.
GETTING THERE:
Parking, Public Transit: Bus, Public Transit: Train
pDriving Directions: From I-495 Take Balt/Wash Pkwy N Take the Powder Mill Rd exit toward Beltsville Turn left onto Powder Mill Rd Turn right onto Springfield Rd Turn right onto Odell Rd Turn right onto Muirkirk Rd
lBus Route: METRO routes G14, 87
sTrain Line and Stop: Greenbelt Metro Station, Green Line METRO routes G14 and 87, 5 minute walk from Rt 197 Laurel - Bowie Rd and Murkirk Rd to the park.
ACTIVITIES/RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES:
Open Space
AMENITIES:
General Park Amenities: Restrooms, Picnic Tables
Additional Features: Historic Site, Museum
OTHER:
Staffing & Safety: Employee/Ranger Present, Police Patrol
