Charles Ridgely

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Captain Charles Ridgely was born in Maryland in 1733 to Colonel Charles Ridgely and Rachel Howard.

Together with his father and brother, Captain Charles established the Northampton Iron Works just north of Towson, Maryland under what is presently Loch Raven Reservoir. He built the massive Hampton Mansion between 1783 and 1790. By the time it was completed, the Georgian-style structure was the largest private home in the U.S.[1] The Mansion is now preserved as the Hampton National Historic Site.

Captain Charles Ridgely died in 1790. His son, Charles Carnan Ridgely, became the second master of Hampton and eventually governor of Maryland.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ann Milkovich McKee (2007). Images of America — Hampton National Historic Site. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-4418-2. 
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