Annamede
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| Location | RD 1, Box 126, U.S. Route 19, near Walkersville, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°52′35″N 80°26′35″W / 38.87639°N 80.44306°WCoordinates: 38°52′35″N 80°26′35″W / 38.87639°N 80.44306°W |
| Area | 16.1 acres (6.5 ha) |
| Built | 1901 |
| Architect | Barber & Kluttz |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 87000218[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 11, 1987 |
"Annamede", also known as Davisson-Blair Farm, is a historic home located near Walkersville, Lewis County, West Virginia. It was built in 1901, and is a 2 1/2 story, 17 room red brick mansion in the Classical Revival style. The front facade features a massive, two-story. portico supported by large fluted Corinthian order columns. It also has a one story front porch that extends 3/4 of the way around each side. Also on the property are a contributing carriage house, smoke house, caretaker's cottage, stone grotto and goldfish pond, and three farm outbuildings.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Margo Stafford (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Annamede" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
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