Rees, Morris, III House

WV 24, 0.2 mi. S of WV 51, Garrardstown, West Virginia. County/parish: Berkeley.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 08, 2003. NRIS 02001681.

7 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • George McKown House
  • Springvale

From Wikipedia:

Morris Rees III House

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.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86534719

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