Stump Family Farm
Stump Family Farm is a national historic district located near Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia. The district encompasses three contributing buildings and one contributing site. It includes a cabin constructed of rough hewn white oak with a top log of pine, built about 1775. Also on the property is a barn (c. 1810), well house (c. 1810), and the Stump family cemetery. The property commemorates pre-revolutionary pioneer life in America. Michael Stump purchased the property about 1781 and it remained in the family until 1972.[2]
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Location | WV 7, southern fork of the Potomac River, near Moorefield, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°54′31″N 79°1′10″W |
Area | 100.6 acres (40.7 ha) |
Built | 1775 |
Architectural style | Single pen |
NRHP reference No. | 98001471[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 15, 1998 |
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Katherine M. Jourdan (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stump Family Farm" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
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