Stump Family Farm
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Stump Family Farm | |
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| Location | WV 7, southern fork of the Potomac River, near Moorefield, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′31″N 79°1′10″W / 38.90861°N 79.01944°WCoordinates: 38°54′31″N 79°1′10″W / 38.90861°N 79.01944°W |
| Area | 100.6 acres (40.7 ha) |
| Built | 1775 |
| Architectural style | Other, Single pen |
| NRHP Reference # | 98001471[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 15, 1998 |
Stump Family Farm is a national historic district located near Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia. The district encompasses three contributing buildings and one contributing site. It includes a cabin constructed of rough hewn white oak with a top log of pine, built about 1775. Also on the property is a barn (c. 1810), well house (c. 1810), and the Stump family cemetery. The property commemorates pre-revolutionary pioneer life in America. Michael Stump purchased the property about 1781 and it remained in the family until 1972.[2]
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Katherine M. Jourdan (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stump Family Farm" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
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