Riversdale, Maryland (historic site)

Riversdale, Maryland (historic site)

A listed National Historic Landmark, Riversdale is a five-part, Federal style mansion built between 1801 and 1807. Riversdale is located at 4811 Riverdale Road in Riverdale Park, Maryland. Once the centerpeice of a 739-acre plantation, the manor house was begun by Henri Stier, a Flemish aristocrat and noted art collector who left the home to be completed by his daughter, Rosalie, and her husband, George Calvert, grandson of the fifth Lord Baltimore.

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External links

* http://www.pgparks.com/places/eleganthistoric/riversdale_intro.html

References

*This article contains information from the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission's page on Riversdale.


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