David Stewart Farm

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David Stewart Farm
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David Stewart Farm, April 2011
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LocationDallas Pike, County Route 43, near Triadelphia, West Virginia
Coordinates 40°1′28″N80°31′55″W / 40.02444°N 80.53194°W / 40.02444; -80.53194 Coordinates: 40°1′28″N80°31′55″W / 40.02444°N 80.53194°W / 40.02444; -80.53194
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1812
Built byJames and David Stewart
NRHP reference No. 79002594 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 1979

David Stewart Farm, also known as Rock Valley Farm, is a historic house and farm located near Triadelphia, Ohio County, West Virginia. The main house was built about 1812, and is a two-story sandstone dwelling. It is a rectangular, single pile, center-hall structure. Also on the property are a sandstone spring house with workshop above, corncrib, washhouse, and old barn. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#79002594)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. James E. Harding (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: David Stewart Farm" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.