Altona (West Virginia)

Infobox_nrhp | name =Altona
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caption =
nearest_city= Charles Town, West Virginia
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 17
lat_seconds = 24
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 77
long_minutes = 52
long_seconds = 57
long_direction = W
locmapin = West Virginia
area =
built =1793
architect= Davenport, Maj. Abraham, Jr.; Davenport, H.B., Jr.
architecture= Federal
added = November 24, 1995
governing_body = Private
refnum=95001322cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Altona, near Charles Town, West Virginia, is an historic farm with an extensive set of subsidiary buildings. The original Federal style house was built in 1793 by Abraham Davenport on land purchased from Charles Washington. The house was expanded by Abraham's son, Colonel Braxton Davenport.

During the Civil War the farm was a favored encampment. with Generals Philip Sheridan and Ulysses S. Grant both used the house as a headquarters and meeting place.

The farm was sold out of the Davenport family in 1906, but repurchased in 1936. In the interim, a Sears, Roebuck house was added to the property. citation|title=PDFlink| [http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/jefferson/95001322.pdf National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Altona] |1.36 MB|date=July 13, 1995 |author=Jean Crolius Ehman|publisher=National Park Service]

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