Riversdale (Maryland)

Infobox_nrhp | name =Riversdale Mansion
nrhp_type = nhl


caption =
location= 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale, Maryland
lat_degrees = 38
lat_minutes = 57
lat_seconds = 37
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 76
long_minutes = 55
long_seconds = 55
long_direction = W
locmapin = Maryland
area =
built =1801
architect= de Stier,Baron; Calvert,George
architecture= Federal, Georgian
designated= December 09, 1997cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=150440453&ResourceType=Building
title=Riversdale Mansion |accessdate=2008-06-12|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = April 11, 1973cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = State
refnum=73002166

Riversdale is one of the last of a series of five-part Georgia style mansions in Maryland. Also known as Baltimore House or Riversdale Mansion, it is located in Riverdale, Maryland and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1997. While its design has been attributed to William Thornton, this is not supported by available evidence on Thornton's career [cite web|url=http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=158&FROM=NRNHLList.aspx|title=Maryland Historical Trust|date=2008-06-12|work= National Register of Historic Places:Properties in Prince George's County|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust] .

Riversdale was built for Belgian émigré Henri Joseph the Baron de Steir, who lived in the Brice House in Annapolis, Maryland immediately prior to building Riversdale. de Steir planned the house in 1801 to resemble his Belgian residence, the Chateau du Mick. Four years later, de Steir returned to Belgium, leaving Riversdale in the hands of his son-in-law, George Calvert, a descendant of the Lords Baltimore. Calvert's son, Charles Benedict Calvert, established the Maryland Agricultural College on part of the Riversdale property, which eventually became the University of Maryland.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997.Note: A National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination document should be available upon request from the National Park Service for this site, but it appears not to be available on-line from the [http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreghome.do?searchtype=natreghome NPS Focus search site] .]

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* [http://www.riversdale.org Riversdale website]
* [http://www.pgparks.com/places/eleganthistoric/riversdale_intro.html Riversdale information from MD Dept. of Parks & Recreation]
* [http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=158&FROM=NRNHLList.aspx Riversdale, Prince George's County] , including photo in 2003, at Maryland Historical Trust
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.md0567 Baltimore House, 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale, Prince George's County, MD: 10 drawings, 4 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey ]