Hampton National Historic Site

Hampton National Historic Site by National Parks Service

All visitor programs of Hampton National Historic Site will originate from the farmhouse on the farm property. The farmhouse will be the starting point for all presentations, including the popular Second Sunday program series. The farmhouse is open daily from 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. so visitors can find out more about the importance of the farm in supporting the once vast Hampton estate. For a complete list of Hampton's upcoming programs, check out the park website at www.nps.gov/hamp or call (410) 823-1309. The farm property located on the north side of Hampton Lane, opposite the mansion, exit 27B off the Baltimore Beltway.

This exciting move comes as the mansion closes for up to a year for the installation of climate and fire suppression systems to help preserve and protect the mansion and the extensive collection of furnishings and decorative arts housed within it. part of American history, our aspirations, our values, and the moral choices we have struggled with through the years.

The park preserves a vast estate from the 1700s. Its centerpiece is an elegantly furnished Georgian mansion set amid formal gardens and shade trees. When it was finished in 1790, Hampton was the largest house in the United States. It is the story of a seven generation family business, early American industry and commerce, and changing cultural tastes. It is also the story of the economic and moral changes that made this kind of estate life obsolete.

Most of all, Hampton is the story of people -- enslaved African Americans, indentured servants, hired industrial and agricultural workers, and the estate owners -- who made this lifestyle possible.