Baker Ropp House

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Baker Ropp House
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Location2301 Harlan Spring Rd., Martinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°32′17.33″N77°56′48.88″W / 39.5381472°N 77.9469111°W / 39.5381472; -77.9469111 Coordinates: 39°32′17.33″N77°56′48.88″W / 39.5381472°N 77.9469111°W / 39.5381472; -77.9469111
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1890-1892
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 02001522 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 2002

Baker Ropp House is a historic home located at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia USA. It was built between 1890 and 1892, and is an "L"-shaped, two-story, brick Queen Anne-style dwelling. It is five bays wide, has a gable roof, and sits on a fieldstone foundation. It features a two-story, polygonal brick window bay and two-story frame porch. Also on the property are a brick smokehouse (1890-1892) and privy / shed (1890-1892). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Geoffrey B. Henry and Jared N. Tuk (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Baker Ropp House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.