National Historic Landmark · Laurel, Maryland

Montpelier

Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

Montpelier
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
Address2.1 mi. E of Laurel on MD 197, Laurel, MD
CountyPrince George's County
ListedApr 17, 1970
Listed forLandscape architecture, Architecture
Level of significanceNational
Also known asSnowden-Long House; New Birmingham
Reference number70000852
StyleGeorgian architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address2.1 mi. E of Laurel on MD 197, Laurel, MD
Coordinates39.065° N, 76.845° W · Directions ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Map

Public land around it

Patuxent Research Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceAbout a mile away12,952 acres

Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.

Local history books for Prince George's County

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  • Prince George's County and the Civil War
    Nathania A. Branch Miles and Monday M. Miles, 2013
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  • Prince George's County
    Carolyn Corpening Rowe and Jane Taylor Thomas, 2003
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  • Prince George's County, Maryland
    Katharine D. Bryant, 1999
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Guidebooks to historic places in Maryland

  • Slow Travels-Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia Edition
    Lyn Wilkerson, 2010
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  • Lost Baltimore
    Paul K. Williams, 2013
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  • In full glory reflected
    Ralph E. Eshelman, 2012
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Montpelier listed on the National Register?

Apr 17, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Montpelier?

2.1 mi. E of Laurel on MD 197, Laurel, Prince George's County, Maryland.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Montpelier?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000852. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.