Gilbert and Samuel McKown House
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| Location | WV 51, near Gerrardstown, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°22′2″N 78°5′23″W / 39.36722°N 78.08972°WCoordinates: 39°22′2″N 78°5′23″W / 39.36722°N 78.08972°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1774, 1810 |
| Architect | McKown, Gilbert; McKown, Samuel |
| NRHP reference No. | 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]
Marshy Dell [3] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Marshy Dell, also known as the McKown House, built in 1770 in Gerrardstown, West Virginia". Library of Congress Online Catalog.
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