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|- class="hiddenStructure" style="vertical-align: top;" | Location: | |- class="hiddenStructure" style="vertical-align: top;" | Nearest city: | |- class="hiddenStructure" style="vertical-align: top;" | Coordinates: | |- class="hiddenStructure" style="vertical-align: top;" | Area: | |- class="hiddenStructure" style="vertical-align: top;" | Established: | |- class="hiddenStructure" style="vertical-align: top" | Visitation: | (in ) |- class="hiddenStructure" style="vertical-align: top;" | style="white-space: nowrap;" | Governing body: | |}Hampton National Historic Site, at 535 Hampton Lane in Hampton, Maryland, preserves a remnant of a vast 18th century estate including a Georgian manor house, gardens and grounds, and original stone slave quarters.

Hampton manor
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Hampton manor

When it was built in 1790 by Captain Charles Ridgely, the Hampton Mansion was the largest house in the United States, the center of what was once a working plantation and industrial site. 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 Hampton Mansion remained in the Ridgely family for seven generations until it became part of the National Park Service.

The National Historic Site was authorized by Congress on June 22, 1948. As with all historic areas administered by the National Park Service, the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.

Due to preservation work, the manor house has been closed to the public since June 2005 — the grounds remain open to visitors.

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