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Annamede

Coordinates: 38°52′35″N 80°26′35″W / 38.87639°N 80.44306°W / 38.87639; -80.44306
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Annamede
Annamede is located in West Virginia
Annamede
Annamede is located in the United States
Annamede
LocationRD 1, Box 126, U.S. Route 19, near Walkersville, West Virginia
Coordinates38°52′35″N 80°26′35″W / 38.87639°N 80.44306°W / 38.87639; -80.44306
Area120 acres (49 ha)
Built1901
ArchitectBarber & Kluttz
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.87000218[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 11, 1987

"Annamede", also known as Davisson-Blair Farm, is a historic home located near Walkersville, Lewis County, West Virginia. It was built in 1901, and is a 2+12-story, 17 room red brick mansion in the Classical Revival style. The front facade features a massive, two-story. portico supported by large fluted Corinthian order columns. It also has a one-story front porch that extends 3/4 of the way around each side. Also on the property are a contributing carriage house, smoke house, caretaker's cottage, stone grotto and goldfish pond, and three farm outbuildings.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Margo Stafford (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Annamede" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.