Annamede

Annamede
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	RD 1, Box 126, U.S. Route 19, near Walkersville, West Virginia
Coordinates	38°52′35″N80°26′35″W / 38.87639°N 80.44306°W / 38.87639; -80.44306
Area	120 acres (49 ha)
Built	1901
Architect	Barber & Kluttz
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. 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 August 5, 2011.