Outline Report of Restoration Work on Hampton National Historic Site
Sutton D and Berrett WT. 1951. Outline Report of Restoration Work on Hampton National Historic Site. 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 report concerns details various restoration activities at the Hampton National Historic Site.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Sutton, Dick; Berrett, Walter
- Date of Issue
- 1951-02-07
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- HAMP , NER
- Keywords
- late-Georgian style, mansion, masonry, rehabilitation, restoration, Ridgely