The Meadows (Moorefield, West Virginia)
The Meadows is a historic property in Moorefield, West Virginia.
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Nearest city | Moorefield, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°5′9″N 78°57′20″W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1850 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
MPS | South Branch Valley MRA[1] (64000964) |
NRHP reference No. | 86000777 |
Added to NRHP | 14 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
- "National Register Information System – South Branch Valley MRA (#64000964)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- "National Register Information System – The Meadows (#86000777)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- "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.
- Roosevelt, Eleanore (28 May 1941). "My Day May 28, 1941". My Day. Retrieved 16 Feb 2020 – via Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project.
- 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.
External links
- * "West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office". Dept. of Arts, Culture and History, West Virginia.
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