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Washington Gold House

Coordinates: 39°21′12″N 78°6′35″W / 39.35333°N 78.10972°W / 39.35333; -78.10972
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Washington Gold House
Washington Gold House is located in West Virginia
Washington Gold House
Washington Gold House is located in the United States
Washington Gold House
LocationSouth of Gerrardstown on County Route 51/2, near Gerrardstown, West Virginia
Coordinates39°21′12″N 78°6′35″W / 39.35333°N 78.10972°W / 39.35333; -78.10972
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1761
ArchitectWashington Gold, Joseph Rippey
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.84003470 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1984

Washington Gold House, also known as "Mountain View" Farm, is a historic home located near Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1854 and is a two-story,L-shaped brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. The house is in two sections; the front section is five bays wide and the rear section four bays deep. The front facade features a Victorian entrance porch added about 1890. Also on the property is a carriage house (c. 1890) and small long cabin, known as the Rippey cabin (c. 1760) for the original owner.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Frances D. Ruth (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Washington Gold House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.