Historic Structures Report, Part I, Architectural Data: Carriage House
Souder NM. 1966. Historic Structures Report, Part I, Architectural Data: Carriage House. 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 Carriage House at the Hampton Estate. The Carriage House is located immediately west of the central level of the terraced parterre gardens between the older of the greenhouses and the gardener's house. The building is in need of general repairs. Ac~umulation of surface soil on the north side has caused the decay of the sill and adjacent siding. The present rehabilitation of the Carriage House will be confined to exterior work. The rehabilitation of the interior areas may be delayed pending a decision on the proposed utilization of the structure.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Souder, Norman
- Date of Issue
- 1966-01
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- HAMP , NER
- Keywords
- carriage, late-Georgian style, mansion, racehorse, rehabilitation, Ridgely, stabilization, stable
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 379759: Heart-Shaped Carriage Drive