Mill Island (Moorefield, West Virginia)

Mill Island
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	South of Moorefield, near Moorefield, West Virginia
Coordinates:	39°2′22″N 78°57′38″W / 39.03944°N 78.96056°W / 39.03944; -78.96056Coordinates: 39°2′22″N 78°57′38″W / 39.03944°N 78.96056°W / 39.03944; -78.96056
Area:	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built:	1798, 1840
Architectural style:	Greek Revival
Governing body:	Private
MPS:	South Branch Valley MRA
NRHP Reference#:	73001904[1]
Added to NRHP:	July 2, 1973

Mill Island, also known as the Seymour Family House, is a historic home located near Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia. The original brick cottage was built in 1798. In 1840, a two story, brick Greek Revival style mansion was appended. The 3 1/2 story building features a one bay, temple style entrance porch and a "widow's walk" on the roof peak. The porch columns are in the Corinthian order. The interior features a great ballroom, reception hall, parlors, and a huge dining room. During the American Civil War, it was used as a hospital by the McNeill's Rangers.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Nancy Snider (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mill Island". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/hardy/73001904.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-03.