West Virginia - Jefferson County - Historic Districts
Jefferson County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 19 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Harpers Ferry Historic District, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Shepherdstown Historic District, Falling Spring--Morgan's Grove and Grubb, William, Farm.

Many famous people are associated with these Jefferson County historic places including John Brown, Richard Morgan, James Rumsey, William A. Fulk, James Verdier, Morgan, Col. William and et al..

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jefferson County places including Stuart H. Edmonds, James Verdier, Charles Washington, Miller, Paul, Sr., Julius Holmes, Abraham Miller, Walter Baker, John Ariss, Hunter, Andrew and et al.. Prominent architectural styles found in Jefferson Country are Georgian, Federal and Late Victorian.

Beverley Boundary Increase (added 2010 - - #10000170)
Also known as Stephenson-Whiting-Burns Farm, Bullskin Farm
1 Burns Farm Rd. , Charles Town
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Storage
Boidstones Place (added 1999 - - #99001397)
Also known as Greenbrakes Farm
Shepherd Grade , Shepherdstown
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Colonial, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Bullskin Run Historic District (added 2008 - - #08001404)
Along Bullskin Run, including portions of Summit Point Rd., Vermeer Rd., Lloyd Rd., Wheatland Rd., and Berryville Pike , Charles Town
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ariss, John
Architectural Style:
Federal, Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Natural Feature, Processing Site, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Domestic, Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Natural Feature, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Charles Town, Old, Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001308)
Norfolk & Western RR, Charles Town line, Hessey Pl., North St., US 340, S. Charles St., Water St., and W. Washington St , Charles Town
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Washington, Charles, Hunter, Andrew, et al.
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Education, Black, Exploration/Settlement, Military, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Meeting Hall, Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Downtown Charles Town Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000263)
Roughly, Washington, Liberty and Congress Sts. from eastern town limits to Water St. , Charles Town
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Military, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
State, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Fire Station, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Courthouse, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Falling Spring--Morgan's Grove (added 1989 - - #88002670)
Also known as Falling Spring Complex
SR 480 , Shepherdstown
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Edmonds,Stuart H.
Architectural Style:
Federal, Classical Revival
Historic Person:
Morgan,Richard,et al.
Significant Year:
1837, 1775, 1734
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Research Facility, Single Dwelling
Gap View Farm (added 1997 - - #96001574)
WV 9, between Charles Town and Shenandoah Junction , Charles Town
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Baker,Walter
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Georgian
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Grubb, William, Farm (added 1991 - - #91001735)
Also known as Conway;Brook Manor
Co. Rd. 340/2, W of jct. with US 340 , Charles Town
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Georgian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Cemetery, Processing, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Harpers Ferry Historic District (added 1979 - - #79002584)
Also known as Harpers Ferry;See Also:Harpers Ferry National Historic Park;
Off U.S. 340 , Harpers Ferry
Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Commerce, Transportation, Politics/Government, Invention, Industry, Social History, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000041)
At confluence of Shenandoah and Potomac rivers , Harpers Ferry
Missvain, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Brown,John
Significant Year:
1859, 1802
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Politics/Government, Invention, Industry, Social History, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Fortification, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
College, Institutional Housing, Monument/Marker, Museum
Middleway Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004025)
Also known as Smithfield;Middleway;Wizard Clip
SR 1/8 , Middleway
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Morgan's Grove (added 1999 - - #99000286)
Roughly bounded by WV 480, WV 230 and Morgan's Grove Rd. , Shepherdstown
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Georgian
Historic Person:
Morgan, Col. William, et al., Morgan, Richard
Significant Year:
1864, 1775, 1885
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Exploration/Settlement, Entertainment/Recreation, Military, Transportation, Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Fair, Military Facility, Park, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Park, Single Dwelling
Rellim Farm (added 1998 - - #98001467)
Also known as Miller Farm
Leetown Rd., S of WV 9 , Kearneysville
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings
Ripon Lodge (Boundary Increase) (added 1998 - - #98001074)
US 340, jct. with Withers-Carve Rd. , Rippon
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Unknown
Current Function:
Unknown
Rockland (added 1990 - - #89002316)
Also known as Verdier Plantation;Schley Farm;Knode House
SR 480 , Shepherdstown
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Verdier,James
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Verdier,James
Significant Year:
1897
Area of Significance:
Military, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Shepherdstown Historic District (added 1973 - - #73001920)
Also known as See Also:Shepherd's Mill;Rumsey Hall
Bounded roughly by Mill, Rocky, Duke, and Washington Sts. , Shepherdstown
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Military, Invention
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Shepherdstown Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1987 - - #87001205)
Also known as See Also: Shepherdstown Historic District;Shepherd's Mill;Ru
Jct. of High and German Sts. E to Ray and High Sts. and the Potomac River S to Fairmont Ave. , Shepherdstown
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Rumsey,James
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Education, Architecture, Invention
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Business, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Business, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
South Charles Town Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000733)
S. George, S. Mildred, S. Samuel, & S. Church Sts. , Charles Town
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Holmes, Julius
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Early Republic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Sunnyside Farm (added 1999 - - #99000285)
Also known as Fulk Farm
Leetown Rd. , Kearneysville
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Fulk, William A.
Significant Year:
1899, 1914, 1939
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
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