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Glenburnie (West Virginia)

Coordinates: 39°23′27″N 77°50′42″W / 39.39083°N 77.84500°W / 39.39083; -77.84500
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Glenburnie
Glenburnie (West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Glenburnie (West Virginia)
Glenburnie (West Virginia) is located in the United States
Glenburnie (West Virginia)
LocationJefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Nearest cityShenandoah Junction, West Virginia
Coordinates39°23′27″N 77°50′42″W / 39.39083°N 77.84500°W / 39.39083; -77.84500
Built1802
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.88002668[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1988

Glenburnie is an historic farm complex located between Shepherdstown, West Virginia and Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia. The house was built by James Glenn in 1802, completing the barn two years later.[2]

The two-story center hall brick house has two rooms on one side of the hall, and one the full depth of the house on the other. The house is set on a rubble stone foundation. Unusually, it has north-facing windows on the gable end occupied by the large room. A 1+12-story kitchen was added in the 19th century. Three porches are also additions.[2][3]

The stone bank barn is a major notable structure, built of the same stone rubble as the house's foundation.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Thomas Swift Landon (October 11, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Glenburnie" (PDF). National Park Service.
  3. ^ Allen, John C. Jr. (2011). Uncommon Vernacular: The Early Houses of Jefferson County, West Virginia, 1735-1835. West Virginia University Press. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-1-933202-87-7.