Gilbert and Samuel McKown House

Historic house in West Virginia, United States

United States historic place


Gilbert and Samuel McKown House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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 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]

References

^ ^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.