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Hampton National Historic Site
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Hampton National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments National Parks and Monuments

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Hampton National Historic Site
Address: 535 Hampton Ln
Towson, MD 21286
Phone: 410-823-1309;
Fax: 410-823-8394;
Web: www.nps.gov/hamp/
Size: 62 acres.
Established: Designated on June 22, 1948.
Location: North of Baltimore, Maryland. From I-695 take Exit 27B north (Dulaney Valley Road) and then a right on Hampton Lane. From downtown Baltimore take I-83 (Jones Fall Expwy.) to I-695 east toward Towson to Exit 27B.
Facilities: Restaurant/snacks, visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities: Guided and self-guided tours.
Special Features: This is a fine example of the lavish Georgian mansions built in America during the latter part of the 18th century. When it was completed in 1790, Hampton was the largest house in the United States. Site includes mansion, gardens and grounds, and original stone slave quarters.

See other parks in Maryland.


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But when they reached the dilapidated East Hampton mansion called Grey Gardens, they knew that they needed to go no further.
Soon came other documentaries including the cult favorite Grey Gardens (1976), a portrait of two reclusive relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis who rehash the past behind the walls of their decaying East Hampton mansion, and the celebrated Gimme Shelter (1970), which recorded the Rolling Stones watching and reacting to footage of the infamous murder that took place during their performance at the Altamont Music Festival.
Historic Hampton Mansion is home to a collection of decorative arts, furnishings, archives, and photographs from the Ridgely family.
 
 
 
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