Belair Mansion is the home of Provincial Governor Samuel Ogle and his wife Anne Trasker Ogle in 1745. In the 1900s, the home was owned by the Woodward family, who bred and trained horses, including two Triple Crown winners.
Our first stop inside was for a video overview of the house's history. The kids did not have the attention span to watch, so we started the self tour. A staircase led us to the formal dining room. The room features a meal from colonial times and a trompe l'oeil door to the garden on the left.
A small foyer links the dining room to the double parlor, a room that was originally two parlors. The double parlor has paintings of the Ogles.
In the other wing of the downstairs is a sun room. The room was added in the 20th century and originally featured over sixty fox heads. Only one head is still there.
The sun room is also the area for kids activities which our children enjoyed.
The next part of the tour took us to the front hall with a vintage mirror and the stairs going up.
Just behind the stairs is a small office that was probably the butler's pantry.
More of the mansion (upstairs and downstairs) in the next post!
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| Belair Mansion |
Our first stop inside was for a video overview of the house's history. The kids did not have the attention span to watch, so we started the self tour. A staircase led us to the formal dining room. The room features a meal from colonial times and a trompe l'oeil door to the garden on the left.
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| Dining room |
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| Meal with a son in the background |
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| Silver service |
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| Fake door |
A small foyer links the dining room to the double parlor, a room that was originally two parlors. The double parlor has paintings of the Ogles.
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| Foyer |
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| More foyer |
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| Double parlor |
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| Mrs. Ogle and child by the tea table |
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| Tea set on the table |
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| Mr. Ogle and his reading table |
In the other wing of the downstairs is a sun room. The room was added in the 20th century and originally featured over sixty fox heads. Only one head is still there.
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| Sun room |
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| Mantle with Christmas decor and the last fox |
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| Table decoration |
The sun room is also the area for kids activities which our children enjoyed.
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| Making crafts |
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| Brothers reading together |
The next part of the tour took us to the front hall with a vintage mirror and the stairs going up.
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| Vintage mirrors |
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| Festive stairs |
Just behind the stairs is a small office that was probably the butler's pantry.
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| The butler's desk |
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| The rest of the room |
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| The card table |
More of the mansion (upstairs and downstairs) in the next post!
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