Kennedy Farm

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kennedy Farm
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)

Location:	Samples Manor, Maryland
Coordinates:	39°22′47″N 77°42′56″W / 39.37972, -77.71556Coordinates: 39°22′47″N 77°42′56″W / 39.37972, -77.71556
Built/Founded:	1859
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	No Style Listed
Added to NRHP:	November 07, 1973
NRHP Reference#:	73000941 ^[1]
Governing body:	Private

The Kennedy Farm is the place where John Brown planned and began his raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia in 1859. Also known as John Brown's Headquarters, the log, stone and brick building has retained its historical integrity and is essentially the same as it was in 1859^[2].

[edit] References

^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15).
^ Maryland Historical Trust. National Register of Historic Places: Properties in Washington County. Maryland Historical Trust (2008-06-08).

v • d • e U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Keeper of the Register · History of the National Register of Historic Places · Property types · Historic district · Contributing property

List of entries National Park Service · National Historic Landmarks · National Battlefields · National Historic Sites · National Historical Parks · National Memorials · National Monuments