Hays-Gerrard House

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Hays-Gerrard House
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LocationCongress St., Gerrardstown, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°22′10″N78°5′50″W / 39.36944°N 78.09722°W / 39.36944; -78.09722 Coordinates: 39°22′10″N78°5′50″W / 39.36944°N 78.09722°W / 39.36944; -78.09722
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1743
ArchitectHays, John, Sr.
NRHP reference No. 85002409 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 1985

Hays-Gerrard House is a historic home located at Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1743 and is a two-story, three bay wide limestone dwelling. It measures 16 feet by 27 feet and has a steeply pitched gable roof. The property was the site of the first Baptist church in the area and home to Rev. John Gerrard, first Baptist minister west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The house was restored in the 1970s. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is located within the Gerrardstown Historic District, listed in 1991. [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. Frances D. Ruth (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hays-Gerrard House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.