James Mason House and Farm

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James Mason House and Farm
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Location856 Little Georgetown Rd., Hedgesville, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°34′33″N77°57′20″W / 39.57583°N 77.95556°W / 39.57583; -77.95556 Coordinates: 39°34′33″N77°57′20″W / 39.57583°N 77.95556°W / 39.57583; -77.95556
Area170 acres (69 ha)
Built1809
Architectural styleHall-and-parlor
NRHP reference No. 06001044 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 2006

James Mason House and Farm is a historic home located at Hedgesville, Berkeley County, West Virginia. The two-story stone house was built about 1809, and is a four-bay limestone building with a gable roof measuring 24 feet wide by 22 feet deep. A two-story, concrete block residential addition was completed about 1900. Also on the property is a bank barn (c. 1890) and corn crib (c. 1890). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [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. David L. Taylor (July 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: James Mason House and Farm" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.