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National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, West Virginia 
Summary
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[1]
There are 85 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, 2 of which are National Historic Landmarks.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 12, 2024.[2]
Barbour - Berkeley - Boone - Braxton - Brooke - Cabell - Calhoun - Clay - Doddridge - Fayette - Gilmer - Grant - Greenbrier - Hampshire - Hancock - Hardy - Harrison - Jackson - Jefferson - Kanawha - Lewis - Lincoln - Logan - Marion - Marshall - Mason - McDowell - Mercer - Mineral - Mingo - Monongalia - Monroe - Morgan - Nicholas - Ohio - Pendleton - Pleasants - Pocahontas - Preston - Putnam - Raleigh - Randolph - Ritchie - Roane - Summers - Taylor - Tucker - Tyler - Upshur - Wayne - Webster - Wetzel - Wirt - Wood - Wyoming |
Current listings edit
| [3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[4] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Allemong House |  |
May 2, 2003 (#03000346) |
35 Hardestry Rd. 39°14′14″N 77°58′43″W / 39.237222°N 77.978611°W | Summit Point | |
| 2 | Allstadt House and Ordinary |  |
April 9, 1985 (#85000767) |
Junction of U.S. Route 340 and County Road 27 39°18′59″N 77°45′20″W / 39.31626°N 77.75568°W | Harpers Ferry | |
| 3 | Altona |  |
November 24, 1995 (#95001322) |
WV 51 west of Charles Town 39°17′24″N 77°52′57″W / 39.29°N 77.8825°W | Charles Town | |
| 4 | Aspen Hill | March 13, 1980 (#80004024) |
North of Charles Town on WV 9 39°19′18″N 77°51′44″W / 39.321667°N 77.862222°W | Charles Town | ||
| 5 | B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing |  |
February 14, 1978 (#78001484) |
At the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers 39°19′27″N 77°43′43″W / 39.324167°N 77.728611°W | Harpers Ferry | |
| 6 | Barleywood | May 24, 2007 (#07000241) |
Ambler Rd., approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) north of WV 51 39°18′54″N 77°54′42″W / 39.314883°N 77.911792°W | Charles Town | ||
| 7 | Beall-Air |  |
August 17, 1973 (#73001914) |
West of Halltown off U.S. Route 340 39°18′55″N 77°48′44″W / 39.315278°N 77.812222°W | Halltown | |
| 8 | Belvedere | January 12, 1984 (#84003588) |
76 Belvedere Farm Dr. 39°17′05″N 77°50′43″W / 39.284722°N 77.845278°W | Charles Town | ||
| 9 | Beverley |  |
March 20, 1987 (#87000486) |
U.S. Route 340; also 1 Burns Farm Rd. 39°15′03″N 77°53′34″W / 39.250833°N 77.892778°W | Charles Town | Burns Farm represents a boundary increase of April 12, 2010 |
| 10 | Blakeley |  |
April 15, 1982 (#82004319) |
Huyett Road 39°15′36″N 77°54′22″W / 39.26°N 77.906111°W | Charles Town | |
| 11 | Boidstones Place | November 22, 1999 (#99001397) |
Shepherd Grade 39°28′11″N 77°48′06″W / 39.469722°N 77.801667°W | Shepherdstown | ||
| 12 | The Bower |  |
April 15, 1982 (#82004321) |
County Road 1/1 39°21′54″N 77°57′27″W / 39.365°N 77.9575°W | Leetown | |
| 13 | Peter Burr House |  |
April 9, 1982 (#82004322) |
Warm Springs Rd. 39°21′34″N 77°51′25″W / 39.359444°N 77.856944°W | Shenandoah Junction | |
| 14 | Cedar Lawn |  |
December 4, 1974 (#74002004) |
3.5 mi (5.6 km) west of Charles Town off Virginia State Route 51 and south on County Road 51/1 39°17′06″N 77°55′22″W / 39.285°N 77.922778°W | Charles Town | |
| 15 | Charles Town Mining, Manufacturing, and Improvement Company Building |  |
August 2, 2001 (#01000779) |
312 S. Mildred St. 39°17′40″N 77°51′38″W / 39.294444°N 77.860556°W | Ranson | |
| 16 | Claymont Court |  |
July 25, 1973 (#73001908) |
Southwest of Charles Town off U.S. Route 340 39°16′07″N 77°54′21″W / 39.268611°N 77.905833°W | Charles Town | |
| 17 | Cold Spring |  |
August 14, 1973 (#73001917) |
South of Shepherdstown on County Road 17 39°23′48″N 77°49′05″W / 39.396667°N 77.818056°W | Shepherdstown | |
| 18 | Cool Spring Farm |  |
March 27, 2007 (#07000239) |
1735 Lloyd Rd. 39°14′44″N 77°55′55″W / 39.24556°N 77.93194°W | Charles Town | |
| 19 | Downtown Charles Town Historic District |  |
March 21, 1997 (#97000263) |
Roughly Washington, Liberty, and Congress Sts. from the eastern town limits to Water St. 39°17′21″N 77°51′33″W / 39.289167°N 77.859167°W | Charles Town | |
| 20 | Duffields Depot |  |
August 3, 2007 (#07000780) |
45 Melvin Rd. 39°21′46″N 77°49′32″W / 39.36282°N 77.82568°W | Shenandoah Junction | |
| 21 | Elmwood |  |
August 17, 1973 (#73001918) |
South of Shepherdstown off County Road 17 39°23′50″N 77°48′50″W / 39.397222°N 77.813889°W | Shepherdstown | |
| 22 | Elmwood-on-the-Opequon | March 22, 2006 (#06000165) |
3898 Sulphur Springs Rd. 39°21′13″N 77°57′43″W / 39.353611°N 77.961944°W | Kearneysville | ||
| 23 | Falling Spring-Morgan's Grove |  |
February 15, 1989 (#88002670) |
WV 480 39°25′15″N 77°48′55″W / 39.420833°N 77.815278°W | Shepherdstown | |
| 24 | Feagans' Mill Complex | January 23, 2017 (#100000572) |
28 Feagans' Mill Ln. 39°14′31″N 77°55′19″W / 39.241893°N 77.921822°W | Charles Town | ||
| 25 | Fruit Hill | September 26, 1988 (#88001588) |
Shepherd Grade 39°26′53″N 77°49′28″W / 39.448056°N 77.824444°W | Shepherdstown | ||
| 26 | Gap View Farm |  |
January 9, 1997 (#96001574) |
WV 9, between Charles Town and Shenandoah Junction 39°20′32″N 77°50′58″W / 39.342222°N 77.849444°W | Charles Town | |
| 27 | Gibson-Todd House |  |
September 1, 1983 (#83003238) |
515 S. Samuel St. 39°17′07″N 77°51′21″W / 39.28534°N 77.85592°W | Charles Town | |
| 28 | Glenburnie | November 29, 1988 (#88002668) |
County Road 16/Ridge Rd. 39°23′27″N 77°50′42″W / 39.390833°N 77.845°W | Shenandoah Junction | ||
| 29 | William Grubb Farm |  |
November 21, 1991 (#91001735) |
County Road 340/2, west of its junction with U.S. Route 340 39°14′20″N 77°54′14″W / 39.238889°N 77.903889°W | Charles Town | |
| 30 | Nathan Haines Farm | October 14, 2022 (#100008071) |
1642 & 1673 Lloyd Rd. 39°14′38″N 77°55′35″W / 39.2440°N 77.9263°W | Charles Town | Boundary increase approved July 10, 2023. | |
| 31 | Halltown Colored Free School |  |
August 25, 2004 (#04000912) |
Halltown Rd., near the intersection with Tabb Ln. 39°18′44″N 77°48′06″W / 39.312222°N 77.801667°W | Halltown | |
| 32 | Halltown Union Colored Sunday School |  |
January 12, 1984 (#84003591) |
Halltown Rd. near the intersection with Tabb Ln. 39°18′34″N 77°48′11″W / 39.309444°N 77.803056°W | Halltown | |
| 33 | Harewood |  |
March 14, 1973 (#73001909) |
West of Charles Town off WV 51 39°18′09″N 77°55′11″W / 39.3025°N 77.919722°W | Charles Town | |
| 34 | Harpers Ferry Historic District |  |
October 15, 1979 (#79002584) |
Off U.S. Route 340 39°19′35″N 77°44′29″W / 39.326389°N 77.741389°W | Harpers Ferry | |
| 35 | Harpers Ferry National Historical Park |  |
October 15, 1966 (#66000041) |
At confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers 39°18′59″N 77°43′09″W / 39.316389°N 77.719167°W | Harpers Ferry | Boundary increase listed May 10, 2016 |
| 36 | Hazelfield |  |
December 12, 1976 (#76001938) |
Off County Road 48/2 39°22′25″N 77°51′36″W / 39.373611°N 77.86°W | Shenandoah Junction | |
| 37 | The Hermitage |  |
December 23, 1993 (#93001444) |
Kabletown Rd. (County Road 25) north of its junction with Mt. Hammond Rd. 39°14′53″N 77°50′30″W / 39.248056°N 77.841667°W | Charles Town | Home to R. Preston Chew |
| 38 | Hillside |  |
December 12, 1985 (#85003521) |
Old Cave Rd. 39°15′47″N 77°52′05″W / 39.263056°N 77.868056°W | Charles Town | |
| 39 | Hopewell | March 25, 1994 (#94000214) |
Bloomery Rd. (County Road 27) northeast of Bloomery 39°16′04″N 77°47′36″W / 39.267778°N 77.793333°W | Charles Town | ||
| 40 | Jacks-Manning Farm |  |
January 12, 1984 (#84003594) |
U.S. Route 340 39°16′08″N 77°51′38″W / 39.268889°N 77.860556°W | Charles Town | |
| 41 | Jefferson County Alms House | April 14, 1995 (#95000418) |
West Virginia Secondary Route 15 southeast of Leetown 39°20′07″N 77°54′30″W / 39.3353°N 77.9083°W | Leetown | ||
| 42 | Jefferson County Courthouse |  |
July 10, 1973 (#73001910) |
N. George and E. Washington Sts. 39°17′21″N 77°51′37″W / 39.2892°N 77.8603°W | Charles Town | Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2023. |
| 43 | Lee-Longsworth House |  |
September 23, 1985 (#85002471) |
1141 Washington St. 39°19′32″N 77°44′49″W / 39.3256°N 77.7469°W | Harpers Ferry | |
| 44 | Captain William Lucas and Robert Lucas House | |
September 2, 1982 (#82004323) |
Engle Molers Road 39°24′06″N 77°46′27″W / 39.4017°N 77.7742°W | Shepherdstown | |
| 45 | James Marshall House | September 27, 1988 (#88001596) |
Shepherd Grade 39°27′15″N 77°49′31″W / 39.4542°N 77.8253°W | Shepherdstown | ||
| 46 | Media Farm | November 10, 1994 (#93000616) |
Flowing Springs Rd. (County Road 17), 2 mi (3.2 km) north of Charles Town 39°19′46″N 77°50′32″W / 39.3294°N 77.8422°W | Charles Town | ||
| 47 | Middleway Historic District |  |
March 13, 1980 (#80004025) |
Leetown Road 39°18′13″N 77°58′58″W / 39.3036°N 77.9828°W | Middleway | |
| 48 | Morgan's Grove |  |
March 19, 1999 (#99000286) |
Roughly bounded by West Virginia Routes 230 and 480, and Morgan's Grove Rd. 39°25′04″N 77°48′45″W / 39.4178°N 77.8125°W | Shepherdstown | |
| 49 | Morgan-Bedinger-Dandridge House |  |
May 13, 1983 (#83003239) |
Southwest of Shepherdstown on WV 480 39°25′37″N 77°48′43″W / 39.4269°N 77.8119°W | Shepherdstown | |
| 50 | New Opera House |  |
November 24, 1978 (#78002798) |
200-204 N. George St. 39°17′23″N 77°51′39″W / 39.2897°N 77.8608°W | Charles Town | |
| 51 | Old Charles Town Historic District | November 2, 2000 (#00001308) |
Norfolk & Western railroad line, Charles Town line, Hessey Pl., North St., U.S. Route 340, S. Charles St., Water St., and W. Washington St 39°17′14″N 77°51′43″W / 39.2872°N 77.8619°W | Charles Town | ||
| 52 | James Osbourn Farm | April 4, 2023 (#100008820) |
1901 Trough Rd. 39°25′12″N 77°47′08″W / 39.4199°N 77.7856°W | Shepherdstown vicinity | ||
| 53 | Potomac Mills |  |
February 5, 2014 (#13001166) |
River & Trough Rds. 39°25′42″N 77°46′48″W / 39.4282°N 77.7800°W | Shepherdstown | |
| 54 | Prato Rio |  |
April 11, 1973 (#73001916) |
WV 480 39°20′49″N 77°56′12″W / 39.3469°N 77.9367°W | Leetown | |
| 55 | Rees-Daniel Farm | March 28, 2024 (#100010180) |
330 Hidden Hollow Drive 39°19′39″N 77°59′08″W / 39.3274°N 77.9855°W | Kearneysville vicinity | ||
| 56 | Rellim Farm | December 4, 1998 (#98001467) |
Leetown Rd., south of WV 9 39°22′51″N 77°53′15″W / 39.3808°N 77.8875°W | Kearneysville | ||
| 57 | Richwood Hall |  |
June 19, 1973 (#73001911) |
About 4 mi (6.4 km) west of Charles Town off WV 51 39°17′32″N 77°55′51″W / 39.2922°N 77.9308°W | Charles Town | |
| 58 | Rion Hall |  |
September 20, 1982 (#82004320) |
East of Charles Town off U.S. Route 340 39°18′05″N 77°48′19″W / 39.3015°N 77.8054°W | Charles Town | |
| 59 | Ripon Lodge | August 31, 1998 (#98001074) |
Junction of U.S. Route 340 and Withers-Carve Rd. 39°13′21″N 77°54′30″W / 39.2225°N 77.9083°W | Rippon | ||
| 60 | Rock Spring |  |
January 17, 2008 (#07001416) |
2000 Ridge Rd. 39°23′02″N 77°50′38″W / 39.3840°N 77.8438°W | Shepherdstown | |
| 61 | Rockland | February 5, 1990 (#89002316) |
WV 480 39°24′30″N 77°51′29″W / 39.4083°N 77.8581°W | Shepherdstown | ||
| 62 | The Rocks | December 3, 2020 (#100005843) |
1003 Westside Ln. 39°11′09″N 77°51′11″W / 39.1857°N 77.8530°W | Charles Town | ||
| 63 | Rose Hill Farm |  |
May 18, 1990 (#90000716) |
Off WV 480 southeast of its junction with Warm Springs Rd. 39°23′48″N 77°51′45″W / 39.3967°N 77.8625°W | Shepherdstown | |
| 64 | Frederick Rosenberger Farm | March 28, 2024 (#100010181) |
494 Harry Shirley Road 39°19′58″N 77°58′12″W / 39.3328°N 77.9701°W | Kearneysville vicinity | ||
| 65 | Rumsey Hall |  |
March 30, 1973 (#73001919) |
German and Princess Sts. 39°25′57″N 77°48′13″W / 39.4325°N 77.8036°W | Shepherdstown | |
| 66 | St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church |  |
March 30, 1973 (#73001915) |
Church St. and Jefferson Rock Trail 39°19′28″N 77°43′53″W / 39.324444°N 77.731389°W | Harpers Ferry | |
| 67 | Shannondale Springs | March 31, 1998 (#98000289) |
Off Mission Rd., south of WV 115 39°13′13″N 77°48′58″W / 39.220278°N 77.816111°W | Shannondale | ||
| 68 | Shepherd's Mill |  |
May 6, 1971 (#71000882) |
High St. 39°26′00″N 77°48′05″W / 39.433333°N 77.801389°W | Shepherdstown | |
| 69 | Shepherdstown Historic District |  |
August 17, 1973 (#73001920) |
Bounded roughly by Mill, Rocky, Duke, and Washington Sts. 39°25′58″N 77°48′24″W / 39.432778°N 77.806667°W | Shepherdstown | |
| 70 | South Charles Town Historic District |  |
September 16, 2009 (#09000733) |
S. George, S. Mildred, S. Samuel, & S. Church Sts. 39°16′41″N 77°51′09″W / 39.278014°N 77.852486°W | Charles Town | |
| 71 | Spring Grove | May 17, 2021 (#100006504) |
2497 Smith Rd. 39°12′09″N 77°54′48″W / 39.2024°N 77.9132°W | Charles Town vicinity | ||
| 72 | Strider Farm |  |
February 1, 1988 (#87002524) |
Bakerton Road 39°20′03″N 77°45′55″W / 39.334167°N 77.765278°W | Harpers Ferry | |
| 73 | Sunnyside Farm | March 18, 1999 (#99000285) |
Leetown Rd. 39°19′53″N 77°57′31″W / 39.3314°N 77.958683°W | Kearneysville | ||
| 74 | Tackley Farm |  |
November 4, 1994 (#94001286) |
WV 9 2 mi (3.2 km) east of its junction with WV 480 39°21′50″N 77°52′21″W / 39.36395°N 77.87252°W | Shenandoah Junction | |
| 75 | Taylor's Meadow | April 19, 2021 (#100006390) |
161 McMurran Farm Lane 39°23′52″N 77°46′41″W / 39.39771287815909°N 77.77807837096323°W | Shepherdstown | ||
| 76 | Traveller's Rest |  |
November 15, 1972 (#72001288) |
3.3 mi (5.3 km) northwest of Leetown on WV 480 39°23′17″N 77°54′04″W / 39.38814°N 77.90120°W | Kearneysville | |
| 77 | Van Swearingen-Shepherd House |  |
August 18, 1983 (#83003241) |
North of Shepherdstown 39°26′28″N 77°48′14″W / 39.441111°N 77.803889°W | Shepherdstown | |
| 78 | Charles Washington House |  |
July 2, 1973 (#73001912) |
Blakely Pl. 39°16′56″N 77°51′35″W / 39.282222°N 77.859722°W | Charles Town | |
| 79 | Weirick and Weller Waterwheel | August 30, 2022 (#100008072) |
6517 Kabletown Rd. 39°15′05″N 77°50′32″W / 39.2513°N 77.8421°W | Charles Town | ||
| 80 | White House Farm |  |
August 29, 1979 (#79002583) |
Summit Point Road 39°15′05″N 77°56′45″W / 39.251389°N 77.945833°W | Summit Point | |
| 81 | Wild Goose Farm |  |
April 20, 2018 (#100001902) |
2935 Shepherd Grade Rd. 39°28′26″N 77°48′59″W / 39.4738°N 77.8165°W | Shepherdstown | |
| 82 | Woodbury |  |
October 9, 1974 (#74002005) |
On County Road 1/4 39°21′28″N 77°54′29″W / 39.357778°N 77.908056°W | Leetown | |
| 83 | Woodlawn | March 24, 2000 (#00000254) |
30 Wiltshire Rd. 39°20′21″N 77°53′07″W / 39.339167°N 77.885278°W | Kearneysville | ||
| 84 | Robert Worthington House |  |
July 2, 1973 (#73001913) |
2 mi (3.2 km) west of Charles Town off WV 51 39°17′46″N 77°53′23″W / 39.296111°N 77.889722°W | Charles Town | |
| 85 | York Hill |  |
July 26, 2006 (#06000654) |
1583 Ridge Rd. 39°22′36″N 77°50′47″W / 39.37667°N 77.84639°W | Shenandoah Junction |
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References edit
- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.