There's so much history to explore at Riversdale! This National Historic Landmark and architectural gem has over 200 years of stories to tell. The letters of Rosalie Stier Calvert, mistress of Riversdale, provide the main primary source of interpretation. We invite you to visit and discover all the ways history lives at Riversdale!
Explore Federal History: Transport yourself to daily life in the early 1800s, a time of innovation, expansion, and impending war in America. Constructed between 1801 and 1807 for Henri Stier, a Flemish aristocrat who fled his native Antwerp with his family during the French Revolution, the site primarily interprets the period when his daughter, Rosalie Stier Calvert, and her husband George were the master and mistress of the home.
Explore Women's History: Discover the lives of the many women who called Riversdale home - from Rosalie Stier Calvert, a property and business owner in the early 1800s, to the first elected woman senator, Hattie Caraway, in the 1930s.
Explore African American History: Use primary sources that provide rich details to bring the stories of enslaved and free African American residents of the site, including Adam Francis Plummer, out of the shadows.
Explore Maryland History: Uncover the links Riversdale has to the founding family of Maryland and the formation of the University of Maryland College Park.
Explore Prince George's County History: Learn about Riversdale's ties to the area. At its height, Riversdale was over 2,000 acres and stretched through many of the surrounding cities and towns, including Riverdale, Bladensburg, Hyattsville, and College Park.
Today, staff and volunteers work to keep the history of Riversdale alive with docent-guided tours, special events, education and Scout opportunities, and workshops throughout the year. The historic site may also be rented for a variety of functions.
Tours of the house are only open to the public on Friday's and Sunday's, starting at 12:15 and ending at 3:15.
$5.00 for adults, $4.00 for seniors, $2.00 Students (5-18 or in possession of valid school ID), Free for children 4 & under.
We look forward to welcoming you to Riversdale!
A beautiful view of the Riversdale Mansion
The saloon at Riversdale. This room was mostly used for dancing, if you want to know it's other purpose, youre going to have to pay us a visit!
A lovely view of the back on the Mansion in the snow
George Calvert's Study at Riversdale Mansion. This is where George Calvert would have conducted most of his business while at Riversdale
Rosalie and George Calvert's Bedchamber at Riversale Mansion
The dependency kitchen at Riverdsale Mansion. Our kitchen guild can be frequently found in here cooking using recipes and methods from the early 19th century! Often with ingredients from our garden!
This is George Henry Calvert's bed chamber. He was the oldest son of the Calverts and became a published writer and mayor of Newport RI
The history of Riversdale Mansion is not just limited to the Calvert Family. We are proud to say that Riversdale Mansion was also home to Hattie Caraway, the first women to be elected to the United States Senate. She was a senator from Arkansas but resided at Riversdale when congress was in session, this room is representative of her time her at the mansion
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