Jefferson County Alms House
Jefferson County Alms House | |
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| Nearest city | Leetown, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°20′7″N 77°54′30″W / 39.33528°N 77.90833°W |
| Built | c. 1813 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000418 |
| Added to NRHP | April 14, 1995[1] |
The Jefferson County Alms House, also known as Snow Hill Farm, located near Leetown, West Virginia, is an historic Federal style house. Snow Hill was built circa 1813 for John Hurst, son of James Hurst, a prosperous local landowner. In 1857, Snow Hill was purchased from the Hurst family for use as a farm for the local poor. By 1931 the Alms House (also known as the County Infirmary) had declined to the point that it had become a local disgrace. Corrective measures were taken, and the Infirmary survived until 1959, when its last nine inmates were moved to other quarters.[2]
The property now houses a number of County agencies.
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Julia S. Blickenstaff; Carmen Creamer; Don Wood; Beverley Grove; Galtjo Geertsema (December 13, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Jefferson County Alms House" (PDF). National Park Service.
External links
[edit]- Jefferson County Alms House - History at Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Houses in Jefferson County, West Virginia
- Federal architecture in West Virginia
- Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Public housing in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1813
- 1813 establishments in Virginia
- Poor farms
- Eastern Panhandle Registered Historic Place stubs