A 300-year-old riverside plantation estate featuring a colonial manor house, historic outbuildings, a restored 1830s slave cabin, and miles of nature trails that trace centuries of American history.
Visitor Center, Museum Store & Guided Tours (May 1–October 31): Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm, Sunday 12pm to 4pm
Guided tour times: 10:30am, 12:30pm, and 2pm
Grounds only (May–Oct): $5 | Grounds only (Nov–Apr): $3
Members: Free
How to Get There
From California, MD (10 mi): Head north on MD-235/Three Notch Road, then turn east onto MD-245/Hollywood Road. Follow the posted signs onto Sotterley Lane, which leads directly to the historic site.
Overview
Historic Sotterley is a Tidewater plantation above the Patuxent River in Southern Maryland, standing since 1703, older than Mount Vernon or Monticello, with a clapboard manor house and about twenty structures making one of the most intact colonial landscapes in the mid-Atlantic. It is a National Historic Landmark and a UNESCO Site of Memory for the Routes of Enslaved Peoples, telling the story of both the owning families and the enslaved and free Black communities, with an original 1830s slave cabin.
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