Woodlawn Manor House

Woodlawn Manor House Closed

September 2023 Update
The Manor House remains closed for guided tours and business meeting rentals due to staffing shortages. We hope to reopen in 2024 however no details are available at this time. Check back here for updates.

Social Occasion Rentals

Event Center operations ended in 2017. WMCP’s buildings and park property are not available for social occasion rental events of any kind. Montgomery Parks operates several Event Centers. Visit their webpage for more information: Montgomery Parks Event Centers

History

Woodlawn Manor was constructed in the early 1800s.  Dr. William Palmer and his son Benjamin were the longest property owners from the early 1800s to early 1900s. Francis Scott Key was a visitor when the home also served as a boarding school. In the late 1970s Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission purchased the property from the McKeever family establishing Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park.

Today the Manor House and its outbuildings illustrate Montgomery County’s agricultural history. The outbuildings consist of a 19th century stone barn (today home to the Woodlawn Museum), stone springhouse/meat house, board and batten tenant house and a 19th century log building that may have served as slave living quarters.

Last Updated: September 5, 2023