Morris Rees III House
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| Location | WV 24, 0.2 mi (0.32 km) south of WV 51, near Gerrardstown, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°43′54″N 78°18′13″W / 37.73167°N 78.30361°WCoordinates: 37°43′54″N 78°18′13″W / 37.73167°N 78.30361°W |
| Area | 33.1 acres (13.4 ha) |
| Built | c. 1805 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | [1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 8, 2003 |
Morris Rees III House, also known as George McKown House and Springvale, is a historic home located near Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1805 and is a two story, three bay, gable roofed stone house in the Federal style. It sits on a cut stone foundation and features a one story, one bay portico supported by Tuscan order columns. The portch was built about 1980 and is a replica of the original. Also on the property are a frame kitchen / living quarters (c. 1850), a frame stable (c. 1900), a barn (c. 1890), tractor shed (c. 1900), a stone spring house (c. 1805), a cinder block garage (c. 1950), and a metal grain bin (c. 1909).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Geoffrey B. Henry and Jared N. Tuk (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morris Rees III House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
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