Historic Hampton, Inc.

The mission of Historic Hampton, Incorporated is to promote directly the historical, scientific, educational and interpretive activities of the Hampton National Historic Site and to accept gifts, contributions, or loans and otherwise engage in fundraising to finance and pay for the above mentioned activities in respect to which no funds from the Federal Government or other sources are available.

Historic Hampton, Inc. (HHI)
535 Hampton Lane, Towson, MD 21286
Tel: 410-828-9480; Email: info@historichampton.org

Located on the grounds of the Hampton National Historic Site, between Baltimore Beltway exits 27 and 28, on the lovely Hampton Lane in Baltimore County.

Since 1979, Historic Hampton, Inc. has helped to supplement the programs provided by the National Park Service (NPS) at Hampton National Historic Site (HNHS).
The Site includes the Ridgely family home, which is also known as the Hampton
Mansion. Also on the property are the original Farmhouse which predates the Mansion, the Slave Quarters, two 19th century stables, the family burial ground,
formal gardens, and the Orangery, along with various other outbuildings.

The Visitors' Center is located in the west hyphen of the Mansion and is open Wednesday through Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information on tours or special events, such as the Second Sunday Programs which are a series of free family activities offered the 2nd Sunday of every month, check: HHI's Activities page, the NPS website at www.nps.gov/hamp, or contact Ranger Kirby Shedlowski at 410-823-1309, ext. - 228.

The staff of Hampton National Historic Site and HHI are pleased to announce the addition of an Archives section to the Hampton website, available at http://www.nps.gov/hamp/historyculture/archives.htm .

The new pages detail the holdings at Hampton, as well as Hampton and Ridgely related holdings at other institutions, and provide a Comprehensive Guide to Collections, a unique tool for looking at the collections as a whole. The guide covers materials dating from 1664 to 1990, and brings together descriptions of over 100 manuscript collections – regardless of their physical location. As part of this project, Hampton National Historic Site is, for the first time, publishing on the web its finding aids on Hampton’s holdings.

The project was funded by a grant to Historic Hampton, Inc. from Preservation Maryland. HHI contracted for its completion and co-managed the project with the National Park Service.

For more information about the project, contact Julia Lehnert, Archivist, at Julia_Lehnert@nps.gov or 410-823-1309.