Gilbert and Samuel McKown House

Gilbert and Samuel McKown House
Location WV 51, near Gerrardstown, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°22′2″N 78°5′23″W / 39.36722°N 78.08972°W / 39.36722; -78.08972Coordinates: 39°22′2″N 78°5′23″W / 39.36722°N 78.08972°W / 39.36722; -78.08972
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1774, 1810
Architect McKown, Gilbert; McKown, Samuel
NRHP Reference #

84003477

[1]
Added to NRHP January 12, 1984

Gilbert and Samuel McKown House, also known as "Marshy Dell,", is a historic home located near Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It is a large two story, four bay wide log dwelling. The eastern section of the house was built by Gilbert McKown about 1774; the other section was added by his son Samuel about 1810. Also on the property is a 1 1/2-story stone outbuilding.[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Frances D. Ruth (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gilbert and Samuel McKown House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.


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