John, David, and Jacob Rees House
John, David, and Jacob Rees House | |
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| Location | Off U.S. Route 11, Bunker Hill, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°18′47″N 78°5′53″W / 39.31306°N 78.09806°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1761, 1791, c. 1855 |
| Architect | John Rees, others |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003495 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 12, 1984 |
John, David, and Jacob Rees House, also known as Lefevre Farm, is a historic home located at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It is an L-shaped, log, stone-and-brick dwelling on a stone foundation. It measures 45 feet wide by 70 feet deep, and was built in three sections, the oldest, three-bay log section dating to about 1760. The two-story, three-bay rubble stone section is in the Federal style and built in 1791. The front section was built about 1855 and is a five-bay-wide, 2+1⁄2-story building in the Greek Revival style. Also on the property is a small stone spring house and log barn.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Frances D. Ruth (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John, David, and Jacob Rees House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Federal architecture in West Virginia
- Greek Revival houses in West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1761
- Houses in Berkeley County, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Berkeley County, West Virginia
- Berkeley County, West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs