The Meadows (Moorefield, West Virginia)

The Meadows is a historic property in Moorefield, West Virginia.

The Meadows
The Meadows is located in Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
The Meadows
The Meadows
Location in the Eastern Panhandle
The Meadows is located in West Virginia
The Meadows
The Meadows
Location in West Virginia
The Meadows is located in the United States
The Meadows
The Meadows
#Location in the United States
Nearest cityMoorefield, West Virginia
Coordinates39°5′9″N 78°57′20″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1850 (1850)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSSouth Branch Valley MRA[1] (64000964)
NRHP reference No.86000777
Added to NRHP14 January 1986[2]

Description and history

The complex on the property includes a large brick farmhouse, two small barns and an outhouse. The property is associated with John Hanson McNeill a confederate soldier and irregular.[3] Eleanor Roosevelt stayed there in 1941 and mentioned it in her newspaper column My Day.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 14, 1986, as part of the South Branch Valley Multiple Resource Area.[3][5]

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System  South Branch Valley MRA (#64000964)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register Information System  The Meadows (#86000777)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Meadows". National Register of Historic Places. Washington, D.C., USA: National Park Service. 14 Jan 1986. Retrieved 1 Mar 2020. With 4 photos by N. Stevens from 1985.
  4. Roosevelt, Eleanore (28 May 1941). "My Day May 28, 1941". My Day. Retrieved 16 Feb 2020 via Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project.
  5. Reed, Paula Stoner (14 Jan 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: South Branch Valley MRA". National Register of Historic Places. Washington, D.C., USA: National Park Service. Retrieved 16 Feb 2020.


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