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Historic house in West Virginia, United States United States historic place
Morris Rees III House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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LocationWV 24, 0.2 mi (0.32 km) south of WV 51, near Gerrardstown, West Virginia
Coordinates39°21′26″N 78°05′06″W / 39.35714°N 78.0849°W / 39.35714; -78.0849
Area33.1 acres (13.4 ha)
Builtc. 1805
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.02001681
Added to NRHPJanuary 8, 2003

Morris Rees III House, also known as George McKown House and Springvale, is a historic home located near Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1805 and is a two-story, three-bay, gable roofed stone house in the Federal style. It sits on a cut stone foundation and features a one-story, one-bay portico supported by Tuscan order columns. The portch was built about 1980 and is a replica of the original. Also on the property are a frame kitchen / living quarters (c. 1850), a frame stable (c. 1900), a barn (c. 1890), tractor shed (c. 1900), a stone spring house (c. 1805), a cinder block garage (c. 1950), and a metal grain bin (c. 1909).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Geoffrey B. Henry and Jared N. Tuk (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morris Rees III House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
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