Harewood_(West_Virginia)
Harewood (West Virginia)
Historic house in West Virginia, United States
Harewood is one of several houses in the vicinity of Charles Town, West Virginia built for members of the Washington family.
Harewood | |
Harewood, December 2008 | |
| Location | Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA |
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| Nearest city | Charles Town, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39°18′10″N 77°54′56″W |
| Architect | Ariss, John |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001909 |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1973[1] |
The house was designed by John Ariss for Samuel Washington in 1770, using a center-hall, single-pile plan. The two-story limestone house has a raised basement and flanking stone wings. Exterior details are simple, with only a modillioned cornice at the eaves of the shallow hipped roof. The interior is detailed in the manner of the Tidewater-region houses that Washington and Arris were familiar with. Interior detailing is extensive with Doric pilasters in the main downstairs rooms.[2]
Samuel Washington moved to Harewood from his farm on Chotank Creek in Stafford County, Virginia to Harewood, accumulating 3,800 acres (15 km2) by the time he died in 1781
George Washington visited the house several times. James Madison and Dolley Payne Todd were married at Harewood on September 15, 1794.[3] Dolley's sister was Lucy Washington, wife of Samuel Washington's son, George Steptoe Washington, who had inherited the estate.
The property remains in the Washington family.[4]
- Allen, John C. Jr. (2011). Uncommon Vernacular: The Early Houses of Jefferson County, West Virginia, 1735-1835. West Virginia University Press. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-1-933202-87-7.
- "Dolley Madison". James Madison's Montpelier. 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- Charles W. Snell (August 1, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Harewood" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2013.
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Media related to Harewood (Charles Town, West Virginia) at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-2, "Harewood, Charles Town vicinity, Jefferson County, WV", 14 photos, 20 measured drawings, 3 data pages
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