Mill Island (Moorefield, West Virginia)

Coordinates: 39°2′22″N 78°57′38″W / 39.03944°N 78.96056°W / 39.03944; -78.96056
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Mill Island
Mill Island is located in Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Mill Island
Mill Island
Mill Island is located in West Virginia
Mill Island
Mill Island
Mill Island is located in the United States
Mill Island
Mill Island
LocationSouth of Moorefield, near Moorefield, West Virginia
Coordinates39°2′22″N 78°57′38″W / 39.03944°N 78.96056°W / 39.03944; -78.96056
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1798, 1840
ArchitectFelix Seymour
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSSouth Branch Valley MRA
NRHP reference No.73001904[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 2, 1973

Mill Island, also known as the Seymour Family House, is a historic home located near Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia. The original brick cottage was built in 1798. In 1840, a two-story, brick Greek Revival style mansion was appended. The 3+12-story building features a one bay, temple style entrance porch and a "widow's walk" on the roof peak. The porch columns are in the Corinthian order. The interior features a great ballroom, reception hall, parlors, and a huge dining room. During the American Civil War, it was used as a hospital by the McNeill's Rangers.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Nancy Snider (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mill Island" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2011-08-03.