Belair Mansion (Bowie, Maryland)
The Belair Mansion, located in the historic Collington area and in Bowie, Maryland, United States, built c. 1745, is the Georgian style plantation house of Provincial Governor of Maryland, Samuel Ogle. Later home to another Maryland governor, the mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Belair Mansion | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Front of Belair Mansion, August 2007 | |
| Location | 12207 Tulip Grove Drive in Bowie, Maryland, USA |
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| Nearest city | Bowie, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38°57′57″N 76°44′48″W |
| Area | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Politics/Government, Social History |
| Built | c. 1745 |
| Architect | Benjamin Tasker Sr. (original) Delano & Aldrich (1914 expansion) |
| Architectural style | Georgian plantation house |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001520 |
| Added to NRHP | September 16, 1977 |
Belair is recognized as the only great colonial estate where breeding of race horses was conducted over the course of three centuries. The estate significantly influenced the development of thoroughbred horse racing in the new world, having one of only two stables to raise two Triple Crown champions. The mansion and its nearby stables both serve as museums, operated by the City of Bowie.
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