Oak
Creek opens with the grand entrance
to the Bowieville Mansion, the center
of attraction and heart of the Village
Center.
Built circa 1819-1820,
Bowieville Mansion is an elegant 2
1/2 story stuccoed brick antebellum
house with hip roof. Its outstanding
decorative elements include a classical
entrance with semi-elliptical fanlight
and particularly fine interior trim.
Bowieville Mansion was built by Mary
Bowie on land she inherited from her
father, Maryland’s first Governor,
Robert Bowie. It is recognized as
the most sophisticated late Federal-style
plantation house of its era.
It has been faithfully restored to
its original grandeur and now sits
proudly within the confines of Prince
George’s County’s premier
community of Oak Creek. Working in
conjunction with the Maryland Historic
Preservation Society, Montgomery Development
renovated this, nearly destroyed,
piece of local history.
Bowieville Mansion is now recognized
by the National Register of Historic
Places, The Maryland Historic Trust,
and the Prince George’s County
Historic Preservation Commission.
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