Historic Sotterley

Name

Historic Sotterley

Legal name

Historic Sotterley

Website

https://sotterley.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1703

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Historic Site & Museum Services

NAICS

Historical Sites (71212), Museums (712110)

akta.pro primary industry

Historic Sites, Heritage Landmarks & Archaeological Sites (THAJACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Museum & Landmark Guided Tours (Skip-the-line/Docent-led) (THAJAAAC), Archaeological Sites & Heritage Interpretation Centers (THAJADAG), Monuments, Statues & Memorials (THAJACAB)

Keywords

• Historic site tours
• Museum educational programs
• Cultural heritage preservation
• Historic landmark visits
• Special event programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Hollywood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Tax-deductible charitable donations from individuals supporting historic preservation and educational programming
2. Membership Program: Annual membership tiers providing access to member-exclusive events, discounts at museum store, and supporting the organization's preservation mission
3. Guided Tours and Admission: Revenue from visitor tours of the 18th century Manor House, grounds, and exhibits. Tour pricing varies with discounts for certain groups and special promotional pricing for holidays
4. Special Events: Revenue from ticketed events including the 1776 Tea Party, wine tastings, family nights, and lecture series
5. Museum Store Sales: Retail sales of gifts, books, and historical items at the Visitor Experience Center museum store
6. Grants and Corporate Support: Foundation grants, corporate sponsorships, and government funding for preservation, programming, and educational initiatives

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Historic Sotterley operates a 300-year-old National Historic Landmark plantation site offering 45-60 minute guided tours of the 18th-century Manor House and grounds, special themed events (1776 Tea Party, Second Saturday Family Nights, Juneteenth celebrations), a hybrid People & Perspectives lecture series, school field-trip programs, and a museum store. The site interprets 300 years of American history — including slavery, emancipation, and descendant connections — through paid admissions, ticketed events, memberships, and donations.

Product overview

Historic Sotterley is a 300-year-old National Historic Landmark offering a unified visitor experience centered on guided tours of its historic manor house and grounds. The organization provides educational programming through themed tours, lecture series (People & Perspectives), and special events including the annual Second Saturday Family Nights and Juneteenth celebrations. The May 2026 opening of the Visitor Experience Center expanded capacity for rotating exhibits and museum retail. All offerings are designed to interpret the full history of the site—including slavery, emancipation, and descendant connections—with honesty and integrity.

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Products and services

• Guided Tours of Historic Manor House Approximately 45-minute guided tours of the ground floor of the 18th-century Manor House, offering an intimate perspective on the lives, cultures, and labor of those who owned, lived, and worked at the site — enslaved or free — across three centuries of American history. Open to general visitors Friday-Sunday with multiple time slots.
• Visitor Experience Center A centrally located visitor facility providing access to the historic corridor with space for rotating exhibits on local and national history and a museum store; opened May 2, 2026.
• 1776 Tea Party Event Ticketed themed event featuring presentations on George Washington's spies and the Culper Spy Ring, traditional tea service with Sally Lunn Cake, and a free tour included with admission; pricing $50 general, $35 student, $25 child under 16.
• Second Saturday Family Nights Recurring monthly family-friendly evening events featuring food trucks (e.g., Bailey's Food Truck), farmer's markets, children's activities, and live music; $10 per car with some free dates.
• People & Perspectives Lecture Series Hybrid (in-person and Zoom) lecture series featuring historians, authors, and community members discussing topics related to American history, slavery, and preservation.
• Threads of Freedom Program Intergenerational Juneteenth program featuring presentations, descendant panels, community engagement, and live music honoring freedom and cultural heritage.
• Museum Store On-site gift shop in the Visitor Experience Center offering historical merchandise, books, and educational materials.
• Annual Membership Program Multiple annual membership tiers providing access to member-exclusive events, museum store discounts, and free or discounted tours in support of the preservation mission.
• Revolutionary Maryland: Freedom of the Press Traveling Exhibit A traveling exhibit on loan from Maryland Humanities exploring the evolution of American press freedom from the Maryland Colony to contemporary society.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Port of Leonardtown WineryminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 June 2026Community-driven winery partnering with Historic Sotterley for wine tasting events. The winery works with a cooperative of 12 member vineyards to create high-quality Southern Maryland-made wines. They've won multiple best-in-show awards since their start in 2010. Wine tasting tickets ($20) are sold at Sotterley events.
• Maryland HumanitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 May 2026Maryland Humanities provides traveling exhibits to Historic Sotterley, including 'Revolutionary Maryland: Freedom of the Press Then and Now' exhibit exploring the evolution of American press freedom from Maryland Colony to contemporary society.
• Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 August 2019Historic Sotterley partnered with AAC&U, a leading organization advancing the quality and impact of college education, supporting educational programming and academic engagement.
• St. Mary's County LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Mary's County Library Mobile Library program partners with Historic Sotterley for family educational programming, including paleontology and prehistory events with hands-on activities and resources.
• Bailey's Food TruckminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal food vendor providing food services at Second Saturday Family Nights and other events at Historic Sotterley, enhancing the visitor experience with dining options.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• George Washington's Mount Vernon: Mount Vernon is a National Historic Landmark plantation and house museum interpreting 18th-century American history including slavery; directly comparable to Sotterley's 18th-century manor tours and slavery interpretation, but at vastly larger scale and with national brand recognition.
• Thomas Jefferson's Monticello: Monticello is a UNESCO-recognized plantation site at the forefront of descendant engagement and slavery interpretation, directly comparable to Sotterley's Common Ground and descendant-led programming model.
• James Madison's Montpelier: Montpelier operates as a National Historic Landmark with explicit commitment to descendant engagement and Constitution-era interpretation, making it a close peer in both subject matter and operating philosophy.
• Hampton National Historic Site: Hampton is a National Historic Site interpreting an 18th-century Maryland plantation with enslavement history, directly comparable in site type, interpretive focus, and regional scope to Historic Sotterley.
• Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial: Arlington House is a National Memorial interpreting antebellum plantation history including slavery, providing guided tours and educational programming for schools comparable to Sotterley's curriculum-aligned offerings.
• Strawbery Banke Museum: Strawbery Banke is a 300+ year-old outdoor history museum with guided tours, special events, and educational programming; comparable in scale, age of property, and diversified event/membership revenue model.
• Tudor Place Historic House and Garden: Tudor Place is a National Historic Landmark house museum in the Mid-Atlantic offering guided tours, memberships, and educational programs; comparable as a similarly sized historic site operator.

Broad incumbents

• Colonial Williamsburg: Colonial Williamsburg is the dominant living-history attraction in Virginia interpreting 18th-century American history; a broader incumbent offering museum, lodging, and ticketed experiences at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Accokeek Foundation (Piscataway Park): Accokeek Foundation operates a regional heritage site in Southern Maryland adjacent to Sotterley with educational programming, farm, and visitor experiences; overlapping regional audience and similar nonprofit heritage mission.
• Maryland Center for History and Culture: Maryland Center for History and Culture is the state's historical society operating museum exhibits, educational programming, and genealogical research services; comparable as a Maryland-based nonprofit heritage organization with overlapping educational mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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Investments

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