The Best Historic Estate & Mansion Wedding Venues in Benson, MD

Located in the rolling hills of Maryland between Frederick, MD and Washington, D.C., Milton Ridge boasts exquisite setting and exceptional services. The beautifully restored Milton Ridge Historic Chapel and Reception Hall have been created exclusively for beautiful weddings and occasions with special attention given to every detail. Having your wedding ceremony and reception all in one location will make your wedding planning much easier. It gives you more control over timing and flow, as well as make things easier for your guests. At Milton Ridge, our event coordinator will assist in the planning of every detail of your wedding or special event. We have the ability to customize every detail to meet the specific needs for your special event. With our unique all-inclusive pricing, there are no surprises. You know the true costs up-front, which makes budgeting easier. It also allows us to offer beautifully personalized events at a tremendous value.

We are a romantic and affordable wedding venue with a historic manor house, charming honeymoon cabin, luxury reception tent, covered pavilion, and beautiful manicured grounds in Westminster, MD. Our manor house hosts separate dedicated get-ready spaces for Bride and Fiancé. Wedding night accommodations in our honeymoon cabin is INCLUDED. We have multiple ceremony sites, both outside and covered, as well as a large luxury reception tent. Many beautiful photo sites include our pond with fountain, our long tree lined drive, our beautiful historic buildings, and surrounding fields. You'll have exclusive use of our property for a full 12 hours, and you can choose your own caterers and other vendors. We also include a choice of wedding arches, and many pieces of décor to help make your wedding beautiful and affordable.

The Stone Mill 1792 is a historic and intimate wedding and events venue, nestled on 10 acres in the wooded valleys of York County, PA. The venue consists of the original 18th-century mill building, scenic ceremony lawns, and a 3200 square-foot event tent with permanent Brazilian Walnut deck flooring. Over the past decade, “The Mill” has been lovingly restored to provide a perfect blend of 18th-century details, natural beauty and modern amenities, while tucked away in a park-like setting.

Experience one of the Mid-Atlantic's highest-rated venues with a beautiful year-round Pavilion, Victorian Mansion, Indoor & Outdoor Ceremonies, Lodging and Gourmet Dining complemented with world class service!

La Banque de Fleuve presents two distinct spaces, each with its own unique allure. The Historic Bank, with its lofty ceilings, ornate chandeliers, and intricate details, exudes the timeless opulence of a bygone era, where elegance beautifully intersects with history, creating an atmosphere that whisks you away to another time. On the other hand, the Seaplane Base offers a contrasting yet equally enchanting setting. Nestled alongside the river's edge, it provides sweeping panoramic views of the water, infusing your celebration with a natural serenity. With its open-air design and the soothing sounds of the water in the background, it becomes a tranquil oasis right in the heart of the city.

The Donaldson Brown Riverfront Event Center is a stately setting for an up-scale wedding experience whose tone is evident upon arrival. Located 200 feet atop Mount Ararat, the estate overlooks the Susquehanna River. The manor’s rooms feature original fixtures such as its spiral stairways, arched doorways, antique chandeliers, and subtle wall moldings for an effect of refined elegance. Its manicured lawn looks out over the deep waters of the Susquehanna River providing a stunning backdrop for an outdoor ceremony. Couples can celebrate in the lap of luxury, with overnight accommodations in 17 exquisitely decorated rooms. This stunning manor has presided over the Susquehanna River since 1939. The mansion’s red-brick façade is a perfect example of Georgian-Revival style popular at the time. One of Maryland’s most iconic houses, it was bequeathed to the University of Maryland in 1965. Please visit the website for more information and to contact us.

Rockfield Manor is a historic venue located in Bel Air MD. The Manor sits on 55 acres of perfectly landscaped gardens featuring 2 ceremony locations (Barn or Garden) Vintage chic indoor open floor plan venue with outdoor climate-controlled reception with Nanawalls Accordion Sliders for indoor/outdoor capabilities. Rockfield Manor is a Non- Profit Venue all proceeds go back into maintaining the estate gardens, grounds and 105 year old manor. A portion of all proceeds are donated to local non profits in the Harford County Community.

The Bel Air Armory is warm and inviting, ideal for celebrating your special day among friends and family. This castle-style building features detailed stonework and turrets, making it an ideal backdrop for any wedding portraits you wish to take. You can even use the Park area of the Armory to hold an intimate ceremony, exchanging your vows against this lovely stonework. Your cocktail reception and dining can take place in the main event hall. This hall features hardwood flooring and generous space that can be used to set up banquet dining for 200 guests with room for dancing. The stage area in the event hall can be used to host your sweethearts table, DJ, or wedding band. This space allows you to play with decor, reinventing it to fit your chosen aesthetic. Bel Air Armory offers the use of tables and chairs included with your rental. In order to fully customize your event, outside vendors are more than welcome.

The historic Liriodendron mansion, built in 1898, was the summer residence of Dr. Howard A. Kelly, one of the four founding physicians of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Sold to Harford County in the late 1970s, the mansion now operates as a historic, cultural, educational, and recreational facility, managed by the nonprofit Liriodendron Foundation, Inc. A hidden treasure nestled in the woods, edged with flower and boxwood gardens. Celebrate your special day here and create beautiful memories for hosts and guests alike.

Experience elevated luxury and timeless elegance at Bohemia Overlook, a breathtaking private estate overlooking the tranquil shores of the Elk River. Spanning more than 80 acres of pristine landscapes, our property offers a distinguished blend of refined charm and understated, old-money sophistication—an atmosphere designed to make your wedding feel effortlessly unforgettable. Choose from three beautiful venues The Manor, The Beach, and The Barn, each offering its own unique ambiance and architectural character to bring your vision to life. From the rustic refinement of The Barn to the stately grace of The Manor and the relaxed waterfront luxury of The Beach, each setting provides a distinctive backdrop for a celebration that reflects your personal style. Bohemia Overlook isn’t just a venue; it’s where unforgettable memories are crafted with sophistication, intention, and unrivaled beauty.

Worsell Manor has an incredible history and a new life thanks to the loving restoration by its current owners. The estate was granted in 1683 and was a favored stopping ground for George Washington who enjoyed the parties thrown at this elegant and intimate property still nestled in natural woodlands and ag preserved lands.

Drumore Mill is a different world. It is nestled in a corner of the most rustic township in Amish Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The mill was built in 1752 as a sawmill and a grist mill. It sits in a hollow with 30 acres of tall cliffs and old trees to provide privacy, warmth, and natural beauties. There is a pristine creek that meanders through the property. The Fishing Creek supports native trout and other rare small fishes. The waterfall is adjacent to the buildings. There is a hiking trail within the property. There is wetland and much more. The combination of rustic setting, natural beauties, and historical features makes Drumore Mill amazingly beautiful. One has to see it to believe it.

Whispering Oak Mansion is a private estate wedding venue in Bear, Delaware designed for intimate celebrations. Host your wedding with 20–50 guests, enjoy garden ceremonies, overnight accommodations, and a relaxed, meaningful weekend experience.

Baltimore County's Premier Historic Wedding Venue- Valley Country Club is a historic site nestled in the heart of Baltimore County. With oriental rugs, crystal chandeliers and a sweeping grand staircase, Valley Country Club provides the perfect backdrop for your special day. Featuring all-inclusive packages and beautiful indoor and outdoor ceremony spaces, Valley Country Club has been hosting memorable weddings and events for more than 70 years.

Hayfields provides a picturesque setting for a wedding. Your guests will be treated to amazing views of the manicured fairways and gentle sunsets. The history of the property, more than two hundred years old, adds an element of charm and intimacy to a wedding celebration.

Pine Ridge Farm is a family-owned farm located in the rolling hills of Southern York County Pennsylvania. This is a peaceful property with access to local hotels and restaurants to accommodate any guests that may be traveling. The property has lovingly renovated buildings brimming with history. The venue is romantic, and comfortable with a design that is elegant and chic. Guests describe the weddings as epic. Everything you need for your wedding day including indoor and outdoor ceremony options are available to you for an unforgettable wedding experience.

Drumore Estate is a one-of-a-kind luxury wedding venue and special event space comprised of pristine formal gardens and a historic Georgian mansion on 70 secluded acres in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We perfectly tailor every element of the Drumore Experience to your vision. Our in-house wedding planners and culinary team help you coordinate the wedding of your dreams from the first planning session to the moment you cut the cake. Booking with Drumore Estate means you're getting the best luxury wedding that Pennsylvania has to offer. But don’t just take our word for it, read our reviews and discover what brides are saying all around the east coast. Between mid-April through mid-November, Drumore Estate can host up to 400 guests underneath our seasonal Grand Tent. The 150-guest Carriage House and the 80-guest Ballroom make the perfect spaces for intimate, climate-controlled weddings & events year-round, especially for our off season weddings and small wedding packages.

Lovely Lane—while serving an active congregation—has hosted public groups for decades at our mid-Baltimore heritage site location. Yet, our space had limitations until recently. Modern amenities have been added since 2020 to improve the visitor experience and increase public use of our historic building. These amenities include: ADA-compliant street-front access ramp into building Four additional gender-neutral restrooms on main floor Air conditioning with fresh air mixing component in Fellowship Hall space

The Cloisters Castle, located just outside of Baltimore, MD, reflects the beauty and grandeur of medieval Europe! The Cloisters is a historic home designed to look like a European castle, featuring delicately carved wood, exquisitely detailed stained glass, and ornately designed wrought iron, much of which was sourced from European castles. There are multiple indoor and outdoor locations for your ceremony and reception. Several movies and television shows have been filmed here including John Water's Cry Baby and The Wire!

Our Admiral's Ballroom is located on the 5th floor of our Historical Admiral Fell Inn, offering large windows with plenty of natural light, and wrap around balcony with great views of Historic Fells Point, Baltimore Inner Harbor, and Baltimore City. Ww also offer outdoor waterfront Wedding Ceremonies at the Bond Street Pier.

NOTE: Pricing does not include catering. We find that for venue, one of our five approved caterers, photography, entertainment, decorating, and officiant, overall budgets need to start around $15,000 for a ceremony and reception. (Or $2,000 for a small ceremony only.) • Intimate. Authentic. Romantic. The simple elegance of traditional gothic architecture! The beautiful gardens! The convenience of your wedding ceremony and reception in the same place. • Everything you could want for your wedding, with solid, experienced professional support from planning to last dance. • There’s a woodsy, private garden for your ceremony, a great rain plan, and a stunning gothic great hall for your reception. Your guests can be indoor and outdoors, as they like, enjoying the party! • Chase Court comfortably and realistically accommodates a maximum of 125 guests seated for dinner or 150 guests cocktail-style. • We specialize in medium to very small weddings i.e. micro-weddings (see "Elopements," below).

A hotel for unforgettable weddings and celebrations with character and charm in Baltimore’s Mt. Vernon neighborhood. Hotel Ulysses is a 116-room boutique hotel offering three distinct event spaces for up to 85 guests. Much like your vision, Ulysses is a transportative, dynamic place for gatherings — the high priest of the fever dream. With an elegant event space in an historic townhouse, an opulent private dining room, and a plush cocktail lounge, Ulysses is the perfect scene for your engagement party, wedding ceremony, reception, or after party. Living inside the nine-story Latrobe Building on East Read Street, once home to seven-time Baltimore mayor Ferdinand Latrobe, and many lonely bachelors after that, Ulysses is an ever-evolving monument to Baltimore’s iconic contradictions and unhinged visions

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the oldest investment bank in America (built in 1901) located in the heart of Baltimore’s historic Financial District, was restored and converted to an upscale venue. The restoration included the building’s original marble, oversized windows, a historically-accurate bar and a Tiffany dome.

People travel far and wide to visit historic Westminster Hall, the Burying Grounds and Catacombs. Guests have the opportunity to explore one of Baltimore’s oldest cemeteries which contains tombs of prominent political, military and business leaders, and the grave of Edgar Allan Poe! Westminster Hall, formerly a Presbyterian church has a unique combination of early Gothic Revival appearances, mixed with today’s modern conveniences. The restored Gothic church has elegant stained glass windows, carved oak woodwork and an 1882 Johnson pipe organ. People appreciate Westminster's prime location at the corner of Fayette and Greene Streets in downtown Baltimore. Immediately adjacent are the University of Maryland Baltimore, University of Maryland Medical Center, Maryland Bar Center, and Baltimore VA Medical Center. Within walking distance are Oriole Park, M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore's Inner Harbor, the Convention Center, and major hotels, retailers and businesses.

Artemis Venues provides three beautiful spaces located in South Central Pennsylvania. The Barn is our secluded outdoor venue located on 17 acres of pristine land overlooking The Susquehanna River! Terrapin Station (our newest venue) is recently remodeled from an old tobacco factory build in 1910. It has a rustic, industrial feel and is the perfect place to dance under the twinkling lights. Artemis features a historical ballroom with stadium seating and one of a kind light fixtures. We also have a new outdoor space called The Courtyard coming to Artemis and Terrapin Station this year, giving your rental indoor/outdoor capabilities. There is something for everyone at Artemis Venues! Our goal is to create an experience for you that is unique as your love.

Conveniently located in Wilmington, Delaware, The Farmhouse is family owned and operated and hosts one event per day. The historical estate boasts a beautiful outdoor ceremony site underneath romantic willow trees & four acres of manicured grounds and gardens. Hosting up to 190 guests, the Farmhouse offers numerous indoor spaces for your event including the bright and open main terrace hall, indoor lounge and bar, dressing suites and more. Outside, a large wrap around deck and patio overlook the gazebo bar & gardens. The Farmhouse is proud to be a women-owned business, still managed by the fourth generation of the Murray family. As a small family-run business, the Farmhouse provides a personal touch and flexibility in hosting your dream wedding.

Gramercy’s beautifully-landscaped gardens set the scene for your romantic wedding ceremony and reception. Gramercy Mansion and the gardens, as well as a charming Carriage House, may be reserved for corporate and private events year round. Our innkeepers graciously welcome, accept and respect all couples, families, and guests at our venue. We also have an on-site E/V Charging Station available for our guests, free of charge. With historic indoor spaces decorated with elegant antiques, a charming enclosed garden atrium and lovely landscaped gardens for outdoor ceremonies and cocktail receptions, Gramercy Mansion provides a scenic setting for weddings and celebrations year-round. Eleven bed and breakfast rooms and suites are also available by separate reservation, an ideal wedding night retreat!

Bluestone Estate is tucked away on 110 acres, offering couples a beautiful, private and romantic backdrop that is just perfect for your dream, destination wedding. It is a newly restored stone barn with rustic, elegant charm and luxurious amenities. The Venue Features: *The 9000 sf wedding barn *Climate controlled *Fabulous bridal suite *Groom’s lounge *The grand hall for up to 220 guests *30 foot cathedral ceilings with exposed blue stone walls, expansive windows, & front glass entrance *Beautiful new hardwood floors & large crystal chandeliers *HD screens for audio-visual presentations *Spacious restrooms *Unisex bathroom *A large courtyard with an adjoining indoor space that is a lovely cocktail or ceremony space *On- site parking * On-site catering facility *Sound system *Event staff *All tables and chairs included for ceremony, cocktail hour and reception *Wi-Fi *Firepit with Adirondack chairs *Golf cart to assist any guest(s) with mobility needs

Pheasant Run Farm Bed and Breakfast is a 48 farm, the original stone barn of the farm has been lovingly re-purposed into a bed and breakfast. The bed and breakfast features 4 overnight rooms. The ground floor, with separate entrances, has a large banquet room and a separate adjoining space perfect for indoor ceremonies and dancing. Outside the doors of the reception rooms is a large brick patio and pollinator garden, just right for cocktail hour. At the edge of the woods is a huge Maple tree and a waterfall where most of our couples choose to have their wedding ceremony. Pheasant Run Farm Bed and Breakfast is just 10 minutes from the city of Lancaster in a private rural setting with an elegant flare.

Situated in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, Olde Village Mill offers a rustic retreat for couples on their wedding day. Featuring its original stone walls, exposed wooden beams, and high ceilings, Olde Village Mill retains its past glory with the addition of modern amenities. Fitted with a climate control system, this venue can be used at any time of the year. Set on five acres of land, the mill's ground floor can be used as an indoor ceremony place, and upstairs, you will find a stunning second floor reception area and bedroom suites. You and your guests can stroll outside to take some historically-inspired images by the stone walls or surrounding natural landscape, where you'll find a connecting stream and bridge for scenic backdrops. Accommodating up to 130 guests, Olde Village Mill makes for a quaint and charming venue. There are also outdoor spaces for appetizers and beverages should you and your guests wish to mingle in the open air.