Campbellton (Gerrardstown, West Virginia)

Campbellton
Location Address Unknown, Gerrardstown, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°24′20″N 78°4′16″W / 39.40556°N 78.07111°W / 39.40556; -78.07111Coordinates: 39°24′20″N 78°4′16″W / 39.40556°N 78.07111°W / 39.40556; -78.07111
Built 1780
Architect Campbell, James
Architectural style Georgian
MPS Berkeley County MRA
NRHP Reference # 80004411
Added to NRHP December 10, 1980[1]

Campbellton is a house near Gerrardstown, West Virginia built circa 1800 by James Campbell. Campbell, who was born in Ireland in 1744, arrived in America with his father in 1753, settling in Berkeley County, West Virginia in 1762. Campbell built a store on the property in 1780, along with a complex of accessory buildings, before building the main house.

The main house is a two-story structure of coursed rubble limestone. The two-story house is five bays wide. A rear kitchen ell was demolished due to deterioration, but was reconstructed in 1975 in a manner sympathetic to the main house. in 1975. The main block is a center-hall plan, with two rooms to each side of the stair hall. Outbuildings include the store, which retains its original shelving. An 1802 barn completes the ensemble.[2]

The house 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. Wood, Don C. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Campbellton" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-07-10.


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