2. Hampton Mansion is one of the largest, most ornate
houses built in 18th century America. GWWO worked
with the National Park Service to provide preservation
services, new environmental controls and fire
suppression systems for visitor facilities, museum
storage areas, all exhibit spaces and period rooms,
offices, and the gift shop. By stabilizing temperature
and humidity within the 28,000-SF Mansion, this
$1.5M project enables the continued preservation
and protection of the park’s primary cultural resource
and its significant contents, while improving visitor
conditions. The project included:
▪▪ New HVAC and fire suppression systems,
sensitively installed without impact to the existing
historic fabric
▪▪ Installation of museum-quality temperature and
humidity controls
▪▪ Installation of a geothermal deep well system to
harvest site energy for heating and cooling
▪▪ Improvements to original windows and doors and
preservation of interior plaster and decorative
woodwork
Hampton National Historic Site.National Park Service
Towson, Maryland
3. Hampton National Historic Site.National Park Service
Towson, Maryland
Baltimore County Historic Trust Preservation Award
Preservation Maryland Stewardship Award
“We are confident that this installation is
extraordinarily accurate and will genuinely enhance
the interpretation of the mansion.”
—Gay Vietzke, Deputy Regional Director, National Park Service
