Drawing Room

The Drawing Room is furnished to represent the period of 1830 – 1860 when John and Eliza Ridgely were master and mistress of Hampton.

It was Hampton mansion's most formal room, at all periods filled with the best furniture and decorations. The Drawing Room was primarily used to receive guests, entertain visitors, for after-dinner receptions, and other special occasions.

This setting especially reflects Eliza, a woman of great taste and sophistication who traveled widely. An observer once described the Drawing Room at Hampton as "richly adorned with statuary and objects of vertu gathered in foreign lands…" The room combines elements of both the neoclassical and romantic revival styles from second quarter of 19th century.