Historic Structures Report, Part II, Administrative and Architectural Data: Hampton Mansion
Harris WA and Souder NM. 1966. Historic Structures Report, Part II, Administrative and Architectural Data: Hampton Mansion. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Hampton National Historic Site preserves the Hampton Mansion, once possibly the largest private home in America and grand example of late-Georgian architecture in America. Hampton is also the story of its people, as the estate evolved through the actions of the Ridgely family, enslaved African Americans, European indentured servants, and paid laborers within a nation struggling to define its own concept of freedom. This Historic Structures Report concerns the Hampton Mansion. There is need for removal of all stucco from the exterior of Hampton Mansion, to clean the stone surfaces properly, and apply new stucco of comparable density, strength and color. Unless this work is done, moisture penetrating through many open cracks of the old stucco will create further maintenance problems. In many areas, the stucco has deteriorated to such an extent it is peeling off the house and represents a hazard to any persons directly below. Moreover, continual patching is soon going to cause the physical appearance of the Mansion to become a source for unfavorable comment
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Harris, William; Souder, Norman
- Date of Issue
- 1966-07
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- HAMP , NER
- Keywords
- late-Georgian style, mansion, masonry, restoration, Ridgely, stucco
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000533: Hampton Mansion (000533)