Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
West Virginia - Jefferson County
Jefferson County West Virginia (Page 2) has 31 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 8 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Prato Rio, Richwood Hall, Rumsey Hall, Shepherdstown Historic District and St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church.

Many famous people are associated with these Jefferson County historic places including Gen. Horatio Gates, Gen. Charles Lee, Col. Charles Washington, Henry St. George Tucker, William Lucas and James Rumsey.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jefferson County places including Gen. Horatio Gates, Samual Davenport, Julius Holmes, Thomas James, Joel Blue, Abraham Miller, Miller, Paul, Sr., James Verdier and James Hurst. Prominent architectural styles found in Jefferson Country are Federal, Early Republic and Greek Revival.

Prato Rio (added 1973 - - #73001916)
Also known as Hopewell;General Lee's Lodge;Prato Verde;The Hut
WV 48 , Leetown
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Lee,Gen. Charles
Significant Year:
1775
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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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
More Information:
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Richwood Hall (added 1973 - - #73001911)
Also known as Richwoods
About 4 mi. W of Charles Town off WV 51 , Charles Town
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Rion Hall (added 1982 - - #82004320)
E of Charles Town off US 340 , Charles Town
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Lucas,William
Significant Year:
1836
Area of Significance:
Military, Politics/Government, Architecture, Literature
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Ripon Lodge (added 1983 - - #10000256)
W of Rippon , Rippon
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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
More Information:
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Rock Spring (added 2008 - - #07001416)
2000 Ridge Rd. , Shepherdstown
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
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:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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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
More Information:
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Rose Hill Farm (added 1990 - - #90000716)
Also known as James--Marshall--Snyder Farm
Off SR 48 SE of jct. with Warm Springs Rd. , Shepherdstown
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
James,Thomas
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Rumsey Hall (added 1973 - - #73001919)
Also known as Entler Hotel
German and Princess Sts. , Shepherdstown
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Warehouse
More Information:
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Shannondale Springs (added 1998 - - #98000289)
Address Restricted , Shannondale
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Entertainment/Recreation, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Resort
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
Shepherd's Mill (added 1971 - - #71000882)
Also known as Thomas Shepherd's Grist Mill
High St. , Shepherdstown
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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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
More Information:
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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
More Information:
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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
More Information:
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St. George's Chapel (added 2001 - - #01001189)
N. side VA 51, about 2 mi. W. of Charles Town , Charles Town
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St. George's Chapel (added 2001 - - #01001003)
Also known as 46-JF 161, Norborne Parish Church
WV 51 , Charles Town
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church (added 1973 - - #73001915)
Also known as See Also:Harpers Ferry Historic District
Church St. and Jefferson Rock Trail , Harpers Ferry
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
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Strider Farm (added 1988 - - #87002524)
WV 27 , Harpers Ferry
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Other
Historic Person:
Strider,Samuel,et al.
Significant Year:
1880, 1790
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Military, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
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
More Information:
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Tackley Farm (added 1994 - - #94001286)
Also known as Valley View
WV 9, 2 mi. E of jct. with WV 480 , Shenandoah Junction
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Blue, Joel
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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The Hermitage (added 1993 - - #93001444)
Cabletown Rd. (Co. Rd. 25) N of jct. with Mt. Hammond Rd. , Charles Town
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian, Early Republic
Historic Person:
Chew, Roger Preston
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
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
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Traveller's Rest (added 1972 - - #72001288)
Also known as Gen. Horatio Gates House
3.3 mi. NW of Leetown on WV 48 , Kearneysville
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Gates,Gen. Horatio
Significant Year:
1790, 1773
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Van Swearingen-Shepherd House (added 1983 - - #83003241)
Also known as Bellevue
N of Shepherdstown , Shepherdstown
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Washington, Charles, House (added 1973 - - #73001912)
Also known as Happy Retreat;Mordington
Blakely Pl. , Charles Town
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Other
Historic Person:
Washington,Col. Charles
Significant Year:
1837, 1780
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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White House Farm (added 1979 - - #79002583)
Also known as White House Tavern;McCormick,Dr. John,House
E of Summit Point of SR 13 , Summit Point
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Wild Goose Farm (added 2018 - - #100001902)
2935 Shepherd Grade Road, Shepherdstown
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early-Mid 19th Century, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1845-1848 AD, 1810-1940 AD
Woodbury (added 1974 - - #74002005)
On CR 1/4 , Leetown
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Other
Historic Person:
Tucker,Henry St. George
Significant Year:
1835, 1834
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Law, Literature
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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Woodlawn (added 2000 - - #00000254)
Also known as Wiltshire House and/or Farm
30 Wiltshire Rd. , Kearneysville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hurst, James, Davenport, Samual
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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Worthington, Robert, House (added 1973 - - #73001913)
Also known as Piedmont;Quarry Banks-New Style;Dick's Plantation
2 mi. W of Charles Town off WV 51 , Charles Town
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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York Hill (added 2006 - - #06000654)
Also known as Snyder Farm; Twin Ridge Orchards, York Hill Orchard & Farm
1583 Ridge Rd. , Shenandoah Junction
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, 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, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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