Washington Bottom Farm

Washington Bottom Farm

Infobox_nrhp | name =Ridgedale
George W. Washington House
Washington Bottom Farm
nrhp_type =


caption =
location=Washington Road
Ridgedale, West Virginia
lat_degrees = 39 | lat_minutes = 24 | lat_seconds = 41 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 78 | long_minutes = 44 | long_seconds = 5 | long_direction = W
area =
built =c. 1835
architect= Unknown
architecture= Greek Revival
added = November 29, 2001
governing_body = State
refnum=01001328 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-02-04|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Washington Bottom Farm (also known as Ridgedale and as the George W. Washington House) is a 19th century plantation house and farm on a horseshoe bend in the South Branch Potomac River north of Romney, West Virginia, United States. The populated area adjacent to Washington Bottom Farm is known as Ridgedale. The farm is connected to West Virginia Route 28 via Washington Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 28/3).

The main house at Washington Bottom Farm was originally constructed circa 1835 by gentleman farmer George W. Washington (1809-1876). Washington's father, Edward Washington, was a descendant of a brother of first President of the United States George Washington.cite web|url=http://www.historichampshire.org/nrhp/GWW/gww-home.htm|title=The George W. Washington House|date=2008-02-04|work= [http://www.historichampshire.org/ Historic Hampshire.org] |publisher=Charles C. Hall] The house and grounds are currently undergoing restorations.

See also

*List of historic sites in Hampshire County, West Virginia
*List of Registered Historic Places in West Virginia

References

External links

* [http://www.historichampshire.org/nrhp/GWW/gww-home.htm George W. Washington House at Historic Hampshire.org]


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