John Brown's Headquarters
Historic house in Maryland, United States in Samples Manor, Maryland. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Kennedy Farm is a National Historic Landmark property on Chestnut Grove Road in rural southern Washington County, Maryland. It is notable as the place where the radical abolitionist John Brown planned and began his raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859. Also known as the John Brown Raid Headquarters and Kennedy Farmhouse, the log, stone, and brick building has been restored to its appearance at the time of the raid. The farm is now owned by a preservation nonprofit.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Chestnut Grove Rd., Samples Manor, MD |
| County | Washington County |
| Listed | Nov 7, 1973 |
| Reference number | 73000941 |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Chestnut Grove Rd., Samples Manor, MD |
| Website | johnbrown.org ↗ |
| Coordinates | 39.37982, -77.71528 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Harpers Ferry National Historical Park · 4 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Antietam Creek Campsite 3 mi · Huckleberry Hill Hiker-Biker Campsite 3 mi · Rohrbach Group Campground 7 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73000941. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.