Annamede

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Annamede
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LocationRD 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
Area120 acres (49 ha)
Built1901
Architect Barber & Kluttz
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 87000218 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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+12-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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 2011-08-05.