Rockland (Shepherdstown, West Virginia)

Infobox_nrhp | name =Rockland
nrhp_type = hd


caption =
nearest_city= Shepherdstown, West Virginia
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 24
lat_seconds = 30
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 77
long_minutes = 51
long_seconds = 29
long_direction = W
locmapin = West Virginia
area =
built =1897
architect= Verdier,James
architecture= Late Victorian, Other
added = February 05, 1990
governing_body = Private
refnum=89002316cite 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]

Rockland, also known as Verdier Pantation, Schley Farm and Knode House, was built by James Verdier between 1771 and 1785 near Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Verdier was a Huguenot, the son of a French silk weaver, who married Lady Susanna Monei and came to North America to escape religious persecution. In America he became a tanner, with tanneries in Martinsburg, West Virginia, Sharpsburg, Maryland and Shepherdstown. His children founded Verdiersville, Virginia after his death. The older portion of the house is stone masony. A brick Victorian style addition was built in 1897. citation|title=PDFlink| [http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/jefferson/89002316.pdf National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Rockland] |510 KB|date=August 5, 1989 |author=Jean T. Crolius|publisher=National Park Service]

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