Morris Rees III House

Morris Rees III House
Morris Rees III House
Morris Rees III House is located in West Virginia
Location: WV 24, 0.2 mi (0.32 km) south of WV 51, near Gerrardstown, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°43′54″N 78°18′13″W / 37.73167°N 78.30361°W / 37.73167; -78.30361Coordinates: 37°43′54″N 78°18′13″W / 37.73167°N 78.30361°W / 37.73167; -78.30361
Area: 33.1 acres (13.4 ha)
Built: c. 1805
Architectural style: Federal
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#:

02001681

[1]
Added to NRHP: January 8, 2003

Morris Rees III House, also known as George McKown House and Springvale, is a historic home located near Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1805 and is a two story, three bay, gable roofed stone house in the Federal style. It sits on a cut stone foundation and features a one story, one bay portico supported by Tuscan order columns. The portch was built about 1980 and is a replica of the original. Also on the property are a frame kitchen / living quarters (c. 1850), a frame stable (c. 1900), a barn (c. 1890), tractor shed (c. 1900), a stone spring house (c. 1805), a cinder block garage (c. 1950), and a metal grain bin (c. 1909).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Geoffrey B. Henry and Jared N. Tuk (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morris Rees III House". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/berkeley/02001681.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-02. 

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