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John Brown's Headquarters
Photograph courtesy of South T. Lynn |
This building, also known as the Kennedy Farmhouse, was the headquarters
from which John Brown (1800-1859) planned and executed his raid on the Federal
armory at Harpers Ferry in October 1859. Along with a small
band of followers, he rented the two-story Kennedy farmhouse, located approximately
seven miles from Harpers Ferry, from the heirs of William Booth Kennedy. During
the three months leading up to the raid, Brown divided his time between
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and this farm, living under the alias of Isaac
Smith. The Kennedy Farmhouse served as the center of operations where Brown stockpiled
weapons and tools and pondered maps and vital statistics. Other than the engine
house at Harper's Ferry where Brown staged his final defense, the Kennedy Farmhouse,
a National Historic Landmark, is the building most closely associated with the
raid.
John Brown's Headquarters is located at 2406 Chestnut Road in Samples
Manor, Maryland. Privately owned, it is open to the public by appointment. Tours
can be arranged though the Headquarter's website,
or by sending an email to jbrown1859@aol.com.
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