National Historic Landmark · Samples Manor, Maryland

John Brown's Headquarters

A listed building in Samples Manor, Maryland. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.

John Brown's Headquarters
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressChestnut Grove Rd., Samples Manor, MD
CountyWashington County
ListedNov 7, 1973
Reference number73000941
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetChestnut Grove Rd.
Coordinates39.37982, -77.71528 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

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.