Richwood Hall
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| location | Jefferson County , West Virginia | ||
| Coordinates | 39 ° 17 ′ 33 ″ N , 77 ° 55 ′ 20 ″ W | ||
| Built | 1829 | ||
| NRHP number | 73001911 | ||
| The NRHP added | June 19, 1973 | ||
Richwood Hall , also known as Richwoods , is a historic building near Charles Town, West Virginia , on land that was once owned by George Washington . It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
history
George Washington received the property from Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, the only Scottish peer living in the Thirteen Colonies at the time . Washington then passed the land on to his brother Samuel Washington, who moved to Harewood , which is also near Charles Town . It was not until his youngest son Lawrence Augustine Washington and his wife Mary Dorcas Wood moved into Richwood Hall in 1797, after he had taken over the property the year before. In 1802 they sold it to Smith Slaughter. In the 1820s the structure was expanded significantly, either by Smith Slaughter or the successor owner, Joseph Shewater, who bought it in 1829. Much of the building materials for this measure, including machined wood and bricks, were imported from England. According to one theory, the more sophisticated wood carvings in the interior were made by Hessian soldiers who settled in this area after the War of Independence .
During the Civil War , Richwoods was owned by John R. Flagg. Confederate forces under the command of General Jubal Anderson Early placed their artillery here during the Battle of Summit Point to target enemy forces commanded by General Philip Henry Sheridan . Early positioned the battle lines north and south of the house. One floor that hit the building's outer wall can still be seen today.
On June 19, 1973, Richwood Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
architecture
Richwood Hall is a two-story brick building. The masonry of the front facade is in the Flemish style . The cornice under the eaves is made of wood. The entrance portal , also made of wood, is probably more recent, as it is decorated in less detail than the other wooden elements. It is not clear whether parts of the original house were integrated into the new south-west wing during the expansion in the 1820s, or whether it was completely demolished.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Ted McGee (West Virginia Antiquities Commission): Richwood Hall. In: National Register of Historic Places Inventory: Nomination Form. National Park Service , October 6, 1972, accessed December 17, 2011 (PDF 6.11MB).
- ↑ Tom Fuchs: Richwood Hall. In: The Historical Marker Database. JJ Prats , July 28, 2007, accessed December 17, 2011 .
- ↑ Entry in the National Register Information System . National Park Service , accessed April 20, 2016