Belair Mansion (Bowie, Maryland)
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Belair Mansion
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Front of Belair Mansion, August 2007
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| 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 / 38.96583°N 76.74667°WCoordinates: 38°57′57″N 76°44′48″W / 38.96583°N 76.74667°W |
| Area | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Politics/Government, Social History |
| Built | c. 1745 |
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Benjamin Tasker, Sr. (original) Delano & Aldrich (1914 expansion) |
| Architectural style | Georgian plantation house |
| NRHP Reference # | 77001520 |
| Added to NRHP | 1977-09-16 |
The Belair Mansion, located in Collington, Maryland, United States, built in 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 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.
The original estate was 500 acres (2.0 km2) called Catton and was patented from the first proprietors of the Maryland Colony, the Calvert family, on August 26, 1681 by Robert Carvile of St. Mary's City, Maryland. Carvile sold the land in 1698 for £100 to Henry Ridgely. In 1700, Ridgely purchased an additional 100 acres (0.40 km2) adjacent to Catton called Enfield Chase. Upon Ridgely's death in 1699, his third wife, now twice widowed, Mary Ridgely (Duvall, née Stanton) was executrix of the will and inherited the properties. Mary had previously inherited Middle Plantation in Davidsonville, Maryland when her first husband, Mareen Duvall died in 1699.
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