Belair Stable Museum
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The Belair Stable Museum is located at 2835 Belair Drive in Bowie, Maryland
. It is operated by the City of Bowie, Maryland
. The building once housed the Belair Stud
Farm until 1957 when the Woodward family sold the Belair Estate to Levitt & Sons
for the construction of Belair at Bowie.
This U-shaped sandstone stable was built in 1907 for James T. Woodward
, then owner of the Belair Mansion
. The elaborate stable building reflects Belair’s long and distinguished association with thoroughbred horse racing and breeding.
The stable sits on 2 acres (8,093.7 m²) located about 1000 feet northeast of the Belair Mansion. Once part of the large estate, the stable building is now surrounded by residential development. The building itself is a U-shaped structure with a -story main block and single-story flanking wings, forming an open exercise yard to the center.
Bowie, Maryland
Bowie is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 54,727 at the 2010 census. Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County, and the fifth most populous city and third largest city by area in the state of...
. It is operated by the City of Bowie, Maryland
Bowie, Maryland
Bowie is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 54,727 at the 2010 census. Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County, and the fifth most populous city and third largest city by area in the state of...
. The building once housed the Belair Stud
Belair Stud
Belair Stud was an American thoroughbred horse racing stable and breeding farm founded by Provincial Governor of Maryland, Samuel Ogle in 1747 in Collington, Prince Georges County, Maryland in Colonial America.-Colonial Period:...
Farm until 1957 when the Woodward family sold the Belair Estate to Levitt & Sons
William Levitt
William Jaird Levitt was an American real-estate developer widely credited as the father of modern American suburbia. He came to symbolize the new suburban growth with his use of mass-production techniques to construct large developments of houses selling for under $10,000...
for the construction of Belair at Bowie.
This U-shaped sandstone stable was built in 1907 for James T. Woodward
James T. Woodward
James T. Woodward was an American banker and owner of a major thoroughbred horse dynasty.-Background:James T...
, then owner of the Belair Mansion
Belair Mansion
The Belair Mansion, located in Collington, Maryland, United States, was built in circa 1745 as the Georgian plantation home of the Provincial Governor of Maryland, Samuel Ogle...
. The elaborate stable building reflects Belair’s long and distinguished association with thoroughbred horse racing and breeding.
The stable sits on 2 acres (8,093.7 m²) located about 1000 feet northeast of the Belair Mansion. Once part of the large estate, the stable building is now surrounded by residential development. The building itself is a U-shaped structure with a -story main block and single-story flanking wings, forming an open exercise yard to the center.