Riversdale House Museum

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• certified local government: YES
  
• congressional district: MD-5
  
• county: Prince George's County
  
• current use/information: Museum - See www.pgparks.com www.riversdale.org.
  
• date: 2004
  
• national register number: 73002166
  
• offers public access: True
  
• priority: Satisfactory
  
• property type: Domestic - single dwelling
  
• statement of significance: Dating from the beginning of the nineteenth century, Riversdale is one of the last of Maryland's great five-part Palladian mansions. Of stuccoed brick, it was built for Belgian emigree Henri Joseph Stier, and was for a time the repository of the Stier family's collection of Old World master...
  
• resource type: Building
  
• era: 1801
  
• more info link: http://stepintoplaces.com/Resource%20Guide/House/House%20Museum%20Index.htm
  
• type of resource: House Museum
  
• other nearby markers: At least 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Calvert Family Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Town of Riverdale Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); From Plantation to Suburb; a Community Grows (approx. 0.2 miles away); This Clock (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome to...
  
• event type: Museum
  
• neighbourhood: Hyattsville/Riverdale
  
• num of readers ratings: 0
  
• category: Museums & Historic Sites, Arts & Entertainment
  
• good for babies rating: 0/5
  
• good for school-age rating: 0/5
  
• good for teens rating: 0/5
  
• good for toddlers rating: 0/5
  
• location: Washington, District of Columbia