Hampton National Historic Site was once the center of a vast commercial, industrial and agricultural estate forged with indentured, enslaved, and paid labor. The Ridgelys owned the Hampton estate from 1745 until 1948, when it was transferred to the protection of the National Park Service. The splendid 1790 Georgian mansion was the heart of an estate of approximately 25,000 acres. Elements included an iron furnace, mills, quarries, orchards, several farms, and urban businesses. Today the park encompasses almost 63 acres including the mansion, formal gardens and grounds, and the Home Farm, with barns, workers quarters and overseer's house. These structures, along with about 50,000 artifacts comprise an unusually complete chronicle that reveals the daily activities of the Ridgely family, laborers, and slaves, and illustrates 18th and 19th century history and design. Watercolor of South elevation by Robert Carey Long 1838.

The Park | The Mansion | First Floor | Second Floor | Third Floor