Historic Structures Report, Part II, Architectural Data: Rehabilitation of Stable No. 2
Souder NM. 1963. Historic Structures Report, Part II, Architectural Data: Rehabilitation of Stable No. 2. 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 rehabilitation of Stable No. 2 at the Hampton Estate. The proposed stabilization of the two stables at Hampton does not include nor require that extensive architectural restoration be undertaken at this time. Where replacement or repair of parts such as doors and shutters is indicated, the restoration will be to the proper period. The current appropriation covers only the stabilization necessary to place the buildings in good physical condition in order to open them to visitation. It is important that the stabilization be accomplished without obliteration of any architectural evidence which might be needed in a future architectural investigation for a full restoration of the structures.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Souder, Norman
- Date of Issue
- 1963-10
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- HAMP , NER
- Keywords
- carriage, late-Georgian style, mansion, masonry, racehorse, rehabilitation, Ridgely, stabilization, stable
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000534: Stable #2