Kennedy Farm

Infobox_nrhp | name =Kennedy Farm
nrhp_type = nhl


caption =
location= Samples Manor, Maryland
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 22
lat_seconds = 47
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 77
long_minutes = 42
long_seconds = 56
long_direction = W
locmapin = Maryland
area =
built =1859
architect= Unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
designated = November 7, 1973cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1339&ResourceType=Building
title=Kennedy Farm |accessdate=2008-06-17|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = November 7, 1973cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=73000941The 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 and Kennedy Farmhouse, the log, stone and brick building has retained its historical integrity and is essentially the same as it was in 1859 [cite web|url=http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=206&FROM=NRNHLList.aspx|title=Maryland Historical Trust|date=2008-06-08|work= John Brown's Headquarters|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust] .

Located at 2406 Chestnut Grove Road, Sharpsburg, Maryland, the house restored by the Maryland Historical Trust and is open for tours by appointment.

References

External links

* [http://www.johnbrown.org/ Official Site]
* [http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=206&FROM=NRNHLList.aspx John Brown's Headquarters, Howard County] , including photo in 1976, at Maryland Historical Trust
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.md0587 Kennedy Farm, Chestnut Grove Road, Samples Manor vicinity, Washington County, MD: 8 drawings, 12 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page] , at Historic American Building Survey