Belvedere (West Virginia)
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| Nearest city | Charles Town, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°17′5″N 77°50′43″W / 39.28472°N 77.84528°W |
| Built | 1807 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003588 |
| Added to NRHP | January 12, 1984[1] |
Belvedere, also known as Belvidere, was built near Charles Town, West Virginia by Magnus Tate II in 1807. The Federal style mansion is situated at the end of a tree-lined driveway and commands a sweeping view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The house grew from the original "kitchen house" section to a formal three-bay brick main house built in 1824 by Magnus's son WIlliam, which were separate until they were connected in 1939.[2]
The site was inhabited by the Tate family from the 1760s. Magnus Tate II (1732-1808) was a founder of Charles Town. His four sons were all born at Belvedere. Magnus Tate III (1767-1823) served in the Virginia Assembly before serving from 1815 to 1817 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Belvedere passed to William Tate (1776-1818), and then to his son, George Tate II. The house passed out of the Tate family in 1882.[2]
Description
[edit]The two-story brick house is one room deep with a center hall the depth of the house. A three-part central window on the second floor complements the sidelights and transom at the front door below. A small entrance porch with paired columns is original to the house.[3] The end of the older section flanking the 1824 house features a rosette window at attic level and a side door with a transom and sidelights, both in the gable elevation.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c Michael J. Pauley and Paul D. Marshall (November 18, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Belvedere" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2013.
- ^ Allen, John C. Jr. (2011). Uncommon Vernacular: The Early Houses of Jefferson County, West Virginia, 1735-1835. West Virginia University Press. pp. 90–91. ISBN 978-1-933202-87-7.
