Belle Air in Bowie: Its Families & History
Bowie, Md: Bowie American Revolution Bicentennial Committee, 1977. 1st Edition. 8vo. Fine. Item #19217
A scarce copy of this history of an important Colonial-era mansion in Prince George's County, Maryland.
"The Belair Mansion, located in the historic Collington area and in Bowie, Maryland, United States, built c. 1745, is the Georgian style plantation house of Provincial Governor of Maryland, Samuel Ogle.
"In 1740, Ogle was dispatched to England following England's declaration of war against Spain and left Benjamin Tasker, his business partner, with power of attorney and "the task of supervising the construction of a new house at Belair." In 1747, Ogle returned to Maryland with his new bride to occupy his new home which was "the grandest in the region" visible from much of the surrounding area and "affording its owners a magnificent, all-encompassing view of their plantation." Ogle brought with him, two famous English horses and the first English-bred Thoroughbreds imported into Maryland, Queen Mab and Spark, both gifts of Lord Baltimore, establishing the Belair Stud.
"The Ogle family maintained two residences upon return, one in town at the intersection of King George Street and College Avenue in Annapolis (now referred to as Ogle Hall, which houses the US Naval Academy's Alumni Hall) and Belair, the Governor's country seat. Upon his death in 1752, Samuel Ogle left the following to his 3 year old son Benjamin Ogle." - wiki
Trade paperback. Square tight binding. Clean interior. laid in are two pamphlets related to the mansion. In Fine condition, appears never read.
Price: $45.00