Historic House Museums in Maryland - Hampton National Historic Site, Mount Harmon, Belair Mansion, Riversdale, Montpelier Mansion (Paperback)


Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Hampton National Historic Site, Mount Harmon, Belair Mansion, Riversdale, Montpelier Mansion, Hammond-Harwood House, His Lordship's Kindness, Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Homewood Museum, Darnall's Chance, Cray House, London Town Publik House, Carroll Mansion, Paca House and Garden, Union Mills Homestead Historic District, Mount Clare, Sotterley, National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Clara Barton National Historic Site, Susquehanna State Park, Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum, Evergreen Museum & Library, Marietta, Schifferstadt, Ladew Topiary Gardens, Kennedy Farm, Hancock's Resolution, Poplar Hill Mansion, Tudor Hall, Rose Hill Manor, Beall-Dawson House, LaGrange, Pemberton Hall, Steppingstone Museum, Hager House, Mother Seton House, Benson-Hammond House, Costen House, Teackle Mansion, Ballestone Mansion, Price-Miller House, Bowman House, Government House, Smallwood State Park. Excerpt: Hampton National Historic Site, in the Hampton area north of Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, preserves a remnant of a vast 18th-century estate, including a Georgian manor house, gardens, grounds, and the original stone slave quarters. The estate was owned by the Ridgely family for seven generations, from 1745 to 1948. The Hampton Mansion was the largest private home in America when it was completed in 1790 and today is considered to be one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in the U.S. Its furnishings, together with the estate's slave quarters and other preserved structures, provide insight into the life of late 18th-century and early 19th-century landowning aristocracy. Hampton was the first site selected as a National Historical Site for its architectural significance by the U.S. National Park Service. The grounds were widely admired in the 19t...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Hampton National Historic Site, Mount Harmon, Belair Mansion, Riversdale, Montpelier Mansion, Hammond-Harwood House, His Lordship's Kindness, Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Homewood Museum, Darnall's Chance, Cray House, London Town Publik House, Carroll Mansion, Paca House and Garden, Union Mills Homestead Historic District, Mount Clare, Sotterley, National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Clara Barton National Historic Site, Susquehanna State Park, Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum, Evergreen Museum & Library, Marietta, Schifferstadt, Ladew Topiary Gardens, Kennedy Farm, Hancock's Resolution, Poplar Hill Mansion, Tudor Hall, Rose Hill Manor, Beall-Dawson House, LaGrange, Pemberton Hall, Steppingstone Museum, Hager House, Mother Seton House, Benson-Hammond House, Costen House, Teackle Mansion, Ballestone Mansion, Price-Miller House, Bowman House, Government House, Smallwood State Park. Excerpt: Hampton National Historic Site, in the Hampton area north of Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, preserves a remnant of a vast 18th-century estate, including a Georgian manor house, gardens, grounds, and the original stone slave quarters. The estate was owned by the Ridgely family for seven generations, from 1745 to 1948. The Hampton Mansion was the largest private home in America when it was completed in 1790 and today is considered to be one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in the U.S. Its furnishings, together with the estate's slave quarters and other preserved structures, provide insight into the life of late 18th-century and early 19th-century landowning aristocracy. Hampton was the first site selected as a National Historical Site for its architectural significance by the U.S. National Park Service. The grounds were widely admired in the 19t...

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August 2011

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978-1-155-20433-8

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