Name of Trip: Montpelier Mansion
Leader: Phil Boyer, cell: 301-204-5549
Date: Saturday, February 9, 2019
Time:
- Either 10:00 a.m. meet the carpool (below), or
- 11:00 a.m. at Montpelier Mansion.
Location/Address:
Montpelier Mansion
9650 Muirkirk Rd, Laurel Md Map and Directions
Cost: $5 admission for adults, $4 for seniors.
Carpool location/time:
Meet at the northeast corner of the parking lot of Hillandale Shopping Center at 10:00 a.m.:
From New Hampshire Blvd (650), take Powder Mill Rd. to the first entrance on the right and into the lot, then an immediate left and park at the top of the lot, (catty-corner from Unique Thrift Store and opposite from Domino’s):
1731 Powder Mill Road, Silver Spring, MD 20903.
See arrow on map below.
Overview:
Built in the 1780s and now a national historic landmark, Montpelier was one of several Snowden homes on what was once a vast land holding. This stately, Georgian style house was home to four generations of Snowdens, as well as enslaved individuals like Nance and Catte Creek, and Ben, a blacksmith. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Friends of Montpelier, who advocated to restore Montpelier in the 1980s, visitors have explored this house for decades.
We have arranged to have a docent-led tour!
Lunch:
After the mansion we will go to lunch at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, 14714 Baltimore Ave, Laurel. Map
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