Swan Pond Manor Historic District

Swan Pond Manor Historic District
Location Swan Pond, near Martinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°28′18″N 77°51′57″W / 39.47167°N 77.86583°W / 39.47167; -77.86583Coordinates: 39°28′18″N 77°51′57″W / 39.47167°N 77.86583°W / 39.47167; -77.86583
Area 2,465 acres (998 ha)
Architect Multiple
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Berkeley County MRA
NRHP Reference #

80004425

[1]
Added to NRHP December 10, 1980

Swan Pond Manor Historic District is a national historic district located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It encompasses 21 contributing buildings, one site, and one structure, over 2,465 acres. The agricultural district boundaries reflect the Swan Pond Manor land of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, which he set aside in 1747 as a part of his Northern Neck Territory for his personal use. Notable buildings include the Capt. James Mason House, Kroh-Sprinkle House (1819), Jacob A. Small House, Robert Carter Willis House, Dr. Williams House (a Greek Revival style house built c. 1840), "Hollidale," and "Wood Haven" (1895), Raleigh Morgan House. Also located in the district is the separately listed Swan Pond.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Swan Pond Manor Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.


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