The photograph shows the Hampton mansion, a large Georgian-style house with a central cupola, seen through bare trees in winter. A small white outbuilding or entrance porch stands in the foreground. Hampton was the Ridgely family's country seat, built between 1783 and 1790, and later preserved as a National Historic Site in Towson, Maryland. The Society for the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities administered the property in the mid-20th century.
White border; black-and-white printed photo; printed caption at bottom.
Unused card: no postmark, stamp, address, or handwritten message. Divided-back with printed caption block on the message side for Hampton National Historic Site, built 1783-1790, administered by the Society for the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities. White border around the picture; halftone print texture.
Cite this card
Hampton mansion, Towson, MD, circa 1948, postcard, c. 1948. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/hampton-mansion-towson-md-circa-1948. Accessed November 2, 2026.
