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For the foreseeable future, all visitor programs of Hampton National Historic Site will originate from the farmhouse on the farm property. This change will remain in effect until the mansion renovation project is completed. The farmhouse will be the starting point for all presentations, including the popular Second Sunday program series. The farmhouse will be open daily from 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. in March so visitors can find out more about the importance of the farm in supporting the once vast Hampton estate. The farm property located on the north side of Hampton Lane, opposite the mansion, exit 27B off the Baltimore Beltway.

We are installing climate and fire suppression systems to help preserve and protect the mansion and the extensive collection of furnishings and decorative arts housed within it.

Hampton National Historic Site offers an exceptional, perhaps unmatched, look at a nineteenth century slave estate. Still visible today is the careful design intended to impress visitors. The mansion looks down on the overseer’s house, and the overseer’s house looks down on the slave quarters, reminding visitors and workers of their place in life. The mansion survives almost unchanged from its completion in 1790. Surrounding the mansion are two original slave quarters, several outbuildings, and large formal gardens. At Hampton today, a visitor can see…

The 1790 mansion, once the largest in the US
Original landscapes, including a terraced garden, lawns, kitchen yard, and other work spaces
Standing slave quarters
Thousands of original artifacts including decorative arts, books and manuscripts, tools, and more
The servant’s bells, used to summon enslaved people to their work
The home and workplace of hundreds of people

Objects, such as a sterling teapot or a cooking range, not only reveal the mindset of their creators and owners, but also offer a chance for reflection on the workers who sweated through a hot August cleaning them, or used them to serve their masters. A visitor today can explore the buildings and landscape, and doing so, can begin to imagine the complex human relationships that defined Hampton in the ante-bellum era.

Be Safe: Hampton's grounds and mansion are beautiful. But like many other old farms, they hold potential hazards. Please be mindful of holes, rough surfaces, fallen nuts and branches, and other trip hazards. Animals call Hampton home, and their holes--not to mention their stingers--can be dangerous. The building interiors have some uneven surfaces.

Copyright Notice. Most of the photographs on the site are copyrighted. You may not copy or download them for your use. If you need a photograph of Hampton, contact the park for assistance.