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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, West Virginia.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.

There are 80 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, 1 of which is a National Historic Landmark.


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Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Christian Allemong House
May 2, 2003
(#03000346)
35 Hardestry Rd.
39°14′14″N 77°58′43″W / 39.237222°N 77.978611°W / 39.237222; -77.978611 (Christian Allemong House)
Summit Point
2 Allstadt House and Ordinary
Allstadt House and Ordinary
April 9, 1985
(#85000767)
Junction of U.S. Route 340 and County Road 27
39°18′59″N 77°45′20″W / 39.31626°N 77.75568°W / 39.31626; -77.75568 (Allstadt House and Ordinary)
Harpers Ferry
3 Altona
Altona
November 24, 1995
(#95001322)
WV 51 west of Charles Town
39°17′24″N 77°52′57″W / 39.29°N 77.8825°W / 39.29; -77.8825 (Altona)
Charles Town
4 Aspen Hill
March 13, 1980
(#80004024)
North of Charles Town on WV 9
39°19′18″N 77°51′44″W / 39.321667°N 77.862222°W / 39.321667; -77.862222 (Aspen Hill)
Charles Town
5 B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing
B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing
February 14, 1978
(#78001484)
At the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers
39°19′27″N 77°43′43″W / 39.324167°N 77.728611°W / 39.324167; -77.728611 (B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing)
Harpers Ferry
6 Barleywood
May 24, 2007
(#07000241)
Ambler Rd., approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) north of WV 51
39°18′54″N 77°54′42″W / 39.314883°N 77.911792°W / 39.314883; -77.911792 (Barleywood)
Charles Town
7 Beall-Air
Beall-Air
August 17, 1973
(#73001914)
West of Halltown off U.S. Route 340
39°18′55″N 77°48′44″W / 39.315278°N 77.812222°W / 39.315278; -77.812222 (Beall-Air)
Halltown
8 Belvedere
January 12, 1984
(#84003588)
811 Belvedere Farm Dr.
39°17′05″N 77°50′43″W / 39.284722°N 77.845278°W / 39.284722; -77.845278 (Belvedere)
Charles Town
9 Beverley
Beverley
March 20, 1987
(#87000486)
U.S. Route 340; also 1 Burns Farm Rd.
39°15′03″N 77°53′34″W / 39.250833°N 77.892778°W / 39.250833; -77.892778 (Beverley)
Charles Town Burns Farm represents a boundary increase of April 12, 2010
10 Blakeley
Blakeley
April 15, 1982
(#82004319)
Huyett Road
39°15′36″N 77°54′22″W / 39.26°N 77.906111°W / 39.26; -77.906111 (Blakeley)
Charles Town
11 Boidstones Place
November 22, 1999
(#99001397)
Shepherd Grade
39°28′11″N 77°48′06″W / 39.469722°N 77.801667°W / 39.469722; -77.801667 (Boidstones Place)
Shepherdstown
12 The Bower
The Bower
April 15, 1982
(#82004321)
County Road 1/1
39°21′54″N 77°57′27″W / 39.365°N 77.9575°W / 39.365; -77.9575 (The Bower)
Leetown
13 Peter Burr House
Peter Burr House
April 9, 1982
(#82004322)
Warm Springs Rd.
39°21′34″N 77°51′25″W / 39.359444°N 77.856944°W / 39.359444; -77.856944 (Peter Burr House)
Shenandoah Junction
14 Cedar Lawn
Cedar Lawn
December 4, 1974
(#74002004)
3.5 mi (5.6 km) west of Charles Town off Virginia State Route 51 and south on County Road 51/1
39°17′06″N 77°55′22″W / 39.285°N 77.922778°W / 39.285; -77.922778 (Cedar Lawn)
Charles Town
15 Charles Town Mining, Manufacturing, and Improvement Company Building
Charles Town Mining, Manufacturing, and Improvement Company Building
August 2, 2001
(#01000779)
312 S. Mildred St.
39°17′40″N 77°51′38″W / 39.294444°N 77.860556°W / 39.294444; -77.860556 (Charles Town Mining, Manufacturing, and Improvement Company Building)
Ranson
16 Claymont Court
Claymont Court
July 25, 1973
(#73001908)
Southwest of Charles Town off U.S. Route 340
39°16′07″N 77°54′21″W / 39.268611°N 77.905833°W / 39.268611; -77.905833 (Claymont Court)
Charles Town
17 Cold Spring
Cold Spring
August 14, 1973
(#73001917)
South of Shepherdstown on County Road 17
39°23′48″N 77°49′05″W / 39.396667°N 77.818056°W / 39.396667; -77.818056 (Cold Spring)
Shepherdstown
18 Cool Spring Farm
Cool Spring Farm
March 27, 2007
(#07000239)
1735 Lloyd Rd.
39°14′44″N 77°55′55″W / 39.24556°N 77.93194°W / 39.24556; -77.93194 (Cool Spring Farm)
Charles Town
19 Downtown Charles Town Historic District
Downtown Charles Town Historic District
March 21, 1997
(#97000263)
Roughly Washington, Liberty, and Congress Sts. from the eastern town limits to Water St.
39°17′21″N 77°51′33″W / 39.289167°N 77.859167°W / 39.289167; -77.859167 (Downtown Charles Town Historic District)
Charles Town
20 Duffields Depot
Duffields Depot
August 3, 2007
(#07000780)
45 Melvin Rd.
39°21′46″N 77°49′32″W / 39.36282°N 77.82568°W / 39.36282; -77.82568 (Duffields Depot)
Shenandoah Junction
21 Elmwood
Elmwood
August 17, 1973
(#73001918)
South of Shepherdstown off County Road 17
39°23′50″N 77°48′50″W / 39.397222°N 77.813889°W / 39.397222; -77.813889 (Elmwood)
Shepherdstown
22 Elmwood-on-the-Opequon
March 22, 2006
(#06000165)
3898 Sulphur Springs Rd.
39°21′13″N 77°57′43″W / 39.353611°N 77.961944°W / 39.353611; -77.961944 (Elmwood-on-the-Opequon)
Kearneysville
23 Falling Spring-Morgan's Grove
Falling Spring-Morgan's Grove
February 15, 1989
(#88002670)
WV 480
39°25′15″N 77°48′55″W / 39.420833°N 77.815278°W / 39.420833; -77.815278 (Falling Spring-Morgan's Grove)
Shepherdstown
24 Feagans' Mill Complex
January 23, 2017
(#100000572)
28 Feagans' Mill Ln.
39°14′31″N 77°55′19″W / 39.241893°N 77.921822°W / 39.241893; -77.921822 (Feagans' Mill Complex)
Charles Town vicinity
25 Fruit Hill
September 26, 1988
(#88001588)
Shepherd Grade
39°26′53″N 77°49′28″W / 39.448056°N 77.824444°W / 39.448056; -77.824444 (Fruit Hill)
Shepherdstown
26 Gap View Farm
Gap View Farm
January 9, 1997
(#96001574)
WV 9, between Charles Town and Shenandoah Junction
39°20′32″N 77°50′58″W / 39.342222°N 77.849444°W / 39.342222; -77.849444 (Gap View Farm)
Charles Town
27 Gibson-Todd House
Gibson-Todd House
September 1, 1983
(#83003238)
515 S. Samuel St.
39°17′07″N 77°51′21″W / 39.28534°N 77.85592°W / 39.28534; -77.85592 (Gibson-Todd House)
Charles Town
28 Glenburnie
November 29, 1988
(#88002668)
County Road 16/Ridge Rd.
39°23′27″N 77°50′42″W / 39.390833°N 77.845°W / 39.390833; -77.845 (Glenburnie)
Shenandoah Junction
29 William Grubb Farm
November 21, 1991
(#91001735)
County Road 340/2, west of its junction with U.S. Route 340
39°14′25″N 77°54′12″W / 39.240278°N 77.903333°W / 39.240278; -77.903333 (William Grubb Farm)
Charles Town
30 Halltown Colored Free School
Halltown Colored Free School
August 25, 2004
(#04000912)
Halltown Rd., 0.5 mi (0.80 km) northeast of U.S. Route 340
39°18′44″N 77°48′06″W / 39.312222°N 77.801667°W / 39.312222; -77.801667 (Halltown Colored Free School)
Halltown
31 Halltown Union Colored Sunday School
Halltown Union Colored Sunday School
January 12, 1984
(#84003591)
Off U.S. Route 340
39°18′34″N 77°48′11″W / 39.309444°N 77.803056°W / 39.309444; -77.803056 (Halltown Union Colored Sunday School)
Halltown
32 Harewood
Harewood
March 14, 1973
(#73001909)
West of Charles Town off WV 51
39°18′09″N 77°55′11″W / 39.3025°N 77.919722°W / 39.3025; -77.919722 (Harewood)
Charles Town
33 Harpers Ferry Historic District
Harpers Ferry Historic District
October 15, 1979
(#79002584)
Off U.S. Route 340
39°19′35″N 77°44′29″W / 39.326389°N 77.741389°W / 39.326389; -77.741389 (Harpers Ferry Historic District)
Harpers Ferry
34 Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
October 15, 1966
(#66000041)
At confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers
39°18′59″N 77°43′09″W / 39.316389°N 77.719167°W / 39.316389; -77.719167 (Harpers Ferry National Historical Park)
Harpers Ferry Boundary increase listed May 10, 2016
35 Hazelfield
December 12, 1976
(#76001938)
Off County Road 48/2
39°22′25″N 77°51′36″W / 39.373611°N 77.86°W / 39.373611; -77.86 (Hazelfield)
Shenandoah Junction
36 The Hermitage
December 23, 1993
(#93001444)
Kabletown Rd. (County Road 25) north of its junction with Mt. Hammond Rd.
39°14′53″N 77°50′30″W / 39.248056°N 77.841667°W / 39.248056; -77.841667 (The Hermitage)
Charles Town
37 Hillside
December 12, 1985
(#85003521)
Old Cave Rd.
39°15′47″N 77°52′05″W / 39.263056°N 77.868056°W / 39.263056; -77.868056 (Hillside)
Charles Town
38 Hopewell
March 25, 1994
(#94000214)
Bloomery Rd. (County Road 27) northeast of Bloomery
39°16′04″N 77°47′36″W / 39.267778°N 77.793333°W / 39.267778; -77.793333 (Hopewell)
Charles Town
39 Jacks-Manning Farm
January 12, 1984
(#84003594)
U.S. Route 340
39°16′08″N 77°51′38″W / 39.268889°N 77.860556°W / 39.268889; -77.860556 (Jacks-Manning Farm)
Charles Town
40 Jefferson County Alms House
April 14, 1995
(#95000418)
West Virginia Secondary Route 15 southeast of Leetown
39°20′07″N 77°54′30″W / 39.335278°N 77.908333°W / 39.335278; -77.908333 (Jefferson County Alms House)
Leetown
41 Jefferson County Courthouse
Jefferson County Courthouse
July 10, 1973
(#73001910)
N. George and E. Washington Sts.
39°17′21″N 77°51′37″W / 39.289167°N 77.860278°W / 39.289167; -77.860278 (Jefferson County Courthouse)
Charles Town
42 Lee-Longsworth House
Lee-Longsworth House
September 23, 1985
(#85002471)
1141 Washington St.
39°19′32″N 77°44′49″W / 39.325556°N 77.746944°W / 39.325556; -77.746944 (Lee-Longsworth House)
Harpers Ferry
43 Captain William Lucas and Robert Lucas House
Captain William Lucas and Robert Lucas House
September 2, 1982
(#82004323)
Engle Molers Road
39°24′06″N 77°46′27″W / 39.401667°N 77.774167°W / 39.401667; -77.774167 (Captain William Lucas and Robert Lucas House)
Shepherdstown
44 James Marshall House
September 27, 1988
(#88001596)
Shepherd Grade
39°27′15″N 77°49′31″W / 39.454167°N 77.825278°W / 39.454167; -77.825278 (James Marshall House)
Shepherdstown
45 Media Farm
November 10, 1994
(#93000616)
Flowing Springs Rd. (County Road 17), 2 mi (3.2 km) north of Charles Town
39°19′46″N 77°50′32″W / 39.329444°N 77.842222°W / 39.329444; -77.842222 (Media Farm)
Charles Town
46 Middleway Historic District
Middleway Historic District
March 13, 1980
(#80004025)
Leetown Road
39°18′13″N 77°58′58″W / 39.303611°N 77.982778°W / 39.303611; -77.982778 (Middleway Historic District)
Middleway
47 Morgan's Grove
Morgan's Grove
March 19, 1999
(#99000286)
Roughly bounded by West Virginia Routes 230 and 480, and Morgan's Grove Rd.
39°25′04″N 77°48′45″W / 39.417778°N 77.8125°W / 39.417778; -77.8125 (Morgan's Grove)
Shepherdstown
48 Morgan-Bedinger-Dandridge House
Morgan-Bedinger-Dandridge House
May 13, 1983
(#83003239)
Southwest of Shepherdstown on WV 480
39°25′37″N 77°48′43″W / 39.426944°N 77.811944°W / 39.426944; -77.811944 (Morgan-Bedinger-Dandridge House)
Shepherdstown
49 New Opera House
New Opera House
November 24, 1978
(#78002798)
200-204 N. George St.
39°17′23″N 77°51′39″W / 39.289722°N 77.860833°W / 39.289722; -77.860833 (New Opera House)
Charles Town
50 Old Charles Town Historic District
November 2, 2000
(#00001308)
Norfolk & Western railroad line, Charles Town line, Hessey Pl., North St., U.S. Route 340, S. Charles St., Water St., and W. Washington St
39°17′14″N 77°51′43″W / 39.287222°N 77.861944°W / 39.287222; -77.861944 (Old Charles Town Historic District)
Charles Town
51 Potomac Mills
February 5, 2014
(#13001166)
River & Trough Rds.
39°25′42″N 77°46′48″W / 39.428221°N 77.779986°W / 39.428221; -77.779986 (Potomac Mills)
Shepherdstown
52 Prato Rio
Prato Rio
April 11, 1973
(#73001916)
WV 480
39°20′49″N 77°56′12″W / 39.346944°N 77.936667°W / 39.346944; -77.936667 (Prato Rio)
Leetown
53 Rellim Farm
December 4, 1998
(#98001467)
Leetown Rd., south of WV 9
39°22′51″N 77°53′15″W / 39.380833°N 77.8875°W / 39.380833; -77.8875 (Rellim Farm)
Kearneysville
54 Richwood Hall
Richwood Hall
June 19, 1973
(#73001911)
About 4 mi (6.4 km) west of Charles Town off WV 51
39°17′32″N 77°55′51″W / 39.292222°N 77.930833°W / 39.292222; -77.930833 (Richwood Hall)
Charles Town
55 Rion Hall
Rion Hall
September 20, 1982
(#82004320)
East of Charles Town off U.S. Route 340
39°18′05″N 77°48′19″W / 39.30147°N 77.80536°W / 39.30147; -77.80536 (Rion Hall)
Charles Town
56 Ripon Lodge
August 31, 1998
(#98001074)
Junction of U.S. Route 340 and Withers-Carve Rd.
39°13′21″N 77°54′30″W / 39.2225°N 77.908333°W / 39.2225; -77.908333 (Ripon Lodge)
Rippon
57 Rock Spring
Rock Spring
January 17, 2008
(#07001416)
2000 Ridge Rd.
39°23′02″N 77°50′38″W / 39.383958°N 77.843767°W / 39.383958; -77.843767 (Rock Spring)
Shepherdstown
58 Rockland
February 5, 1990
(#89002316)
WV 480
39°24′30″N 77°51′29″W / 39.408333°N 77.858056°W / 39.408333; -77.858056 (Rockland)
Shepherdstown
59 Rose Hill Farm
Rose Hill Farm
May 18, 1990
(#90000716)
Off WV 480 southeast of its junction with Warm Springs Rd.
39°23′48″N 77°51′45″W / 39.396667°N 77.8625°W / 39.396667; -77.8625 (Rose Hill Farm)
Shepherdstown
60 Rumsey Hall
Rumsey Hall
March 30, 1973
(#73001919)
German and Princess Sts.
39°25′57″N 77°48′13″W / 39.4325°N 77.803611°W / 39.4325; -77.803611 (Rumsey Hall)
Shepherdstown
61 St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church
March 30, 1973
(#73001915)
Church St. and Jefferson Rock Trail
39°19′28″N 77°43′53″W / 39.324444°N 77.731389°W / 39.324444; -77.731389 (St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church)
Harpers Ferry
62 Shannondale Springs
March 31, 1998
(#98000289)
Off Mission Rd., south of WV 115
39°13′13″N 77°48′58″W / 39.220278°N 77.816111°W / 39.220278; -77.816111 (Shannondale Springs)
Shannondale
63 Shepherd's Mill
Shepherd's Mill
May 6, 1971
(#71000882)
High St.
39°26′00″N 77°48′05″W / 39.433333°N 77.801389°W / 39.433333; -77.801389 (Shepherd's Mill)
Shepherdstown
64 Shepherdstown Historic District
Shepherdstown Historic District
August 17, 1973
(#73001920)
Bounded roughly by Mill, Rocky, Duke, and Washington Sts.
39°25′58″N 77°48′24″W / 39.432778°N 77.806667°W / 39.432778; -77.806667 (Shepherdstown Historic District)
Shepherdstown
65 South Charles Town Historic District
South Charles Town Historic District
September 16, 2009
(#09000733)
S. George, S. Mildred, S. Samuel, & S. Church Sts.
39°16′41″N 77°51′09″W / 39.278014°N 77.852486°W / 39.278014; -77.852486 (South Charles Town Historic District)
Charles Town
66 Strider Farm
February 1, 1988
(#87002524)
Bakerton Road
39°20′03″N 77°45′55″W / 39.334167°N 77.765278°W / 39.334167; -77.765278 (Strider Farm)
Harpers Ferry
67 Sunnyside Farm
March 18, 1999
(#99000285)
Leetown Rd.
39°19′53″N 77°57′31″W / 39.3314°N 77.958683°W / 39.3314; -77.958683 (Sunnyside Farm)
Kearneysville
68 Tackley Farm
Tackley Farm
November 4, 1994
(#94001286)
WV 9 2 mi (3.2 km) east of its junction with WV 480
39°21′50″N 77°52′21″W / 39.36395°N 77.87252°W / 39.36395; -77.87252 (Tackley Farm)
Shenandoah Junction
69 Traveller's Rest
Traveller's Rest
November 15, 1972
(#72001288)
3.3 mi (5.3 km) northwest of Leetown on WV 480
39°23′17″N 77°54′04″W / 39.38814°N 77.90120°W / 39.38814; -77.90120 (Traveller's Rest)
Kearneysville
70 Van Swearingen-Shepherd House
Van Swearingen-Shepherd House
August 18, 1983
(#83003241)
North of Shepherdstown
39°26′28″N 77°48′14″W / 39.441111°N 77.803889°W / 39.441111; -77.803889 (Van Swearingen-Shepherd House)
Shepherdstown
71 Charles Washington House
Charles Washington House
July 2, 1973
(#73001912)
Blakely Pl.
39°16′56″N 77°51′35″W / 39.282222°N 77.859722°W / 39.282222; -77.859722 (Charles Washington House)
Charles Town
72 White House Farm
White House Farm
August 29, 1979
(#79002583)
Summit Point Road
39°15′05″N 77°56′45″W / 39.251389°N 77.945833°W / 39.251389; -77.945833 (White House Farm)
Summit Point
73 Woodbury
Woodbury
October 9, 1974
(#74002005)
On County Road 1/4
39°21′28″N 77°54′29″W / 39.357778°N 77.908056°W / 39.357778; -77.908056 (Woodbury)
Leetown
74 Woodlawn
March 24, 2000
(#00000254)
30 Wiltshire Rd.
39°20′21″N 77°53′07″W / 39.339167°N 77.885278°W / 39.339167; -77.885278 (Woodlawn)
Kearneysville
75 Robert Worthington House
Robert Worthington House
July 2, 1973
(#73001913)
2 mi (3.2 km) west of Charles Town off WV 51
39°17′46″N 77°53′23″W / 39.296111°N 77.889722°W / 39.296111; -77.889722 (Robert Worthington House)
Charles Town
76 York Hill
York Hill
July 26, 2006
(#06000654)
1583 Ridge Rd.
39°22′36″N 77°50′47″W / 39.37667°N 77.84639°W / 39.37667; -77.84639 (York Hill)
Shenandoah Junction
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