Montpelier Mansion

Montpelier Mansion, a 1780′s National Historic Landmark,features Georgi architecture and furnishings reflecting wealthy early 19th century living, including contributions made by enslaved African-Americans.

Exhibits

Visitors enjoying self guided tours see a kitchen exhibit and a display about indentured and enslaved people including a slave inventory. Select rooms have been researched and and furnished as they would have appeared at the end of the 18th century. A boxwood-lined pathway runs through the garden to the original 18th century summer house or Belvedere, the only one in the country still on its original foundation.

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