Garrett VanMeter House

Garrett VanMeter House
Location Off Reynolds Gap Rd., near Old Fields, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°8′14″N 78°56′13″W / 39.13722°N 78.93694°WCoordinates: 39°8′14″N 78°56′13″W / 39.13722°N 78.93694°W
Area 4.9 acres (2.0 ha)
Built c. 1830
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 01000264[1]
Added to NRHP March 27, 2001

Garrett VanMeter House is a historic home located near Old Fields, Hardy County, West Virginia. It was built about 1830, and is a two-story brick I house dwelling with a two-story rear ell. It has Greek Revival stylistic elements. Attached to the ell is a one-story summer kitchen. It has a side gable roof and sits on a stone foundation. It features a centered entrance portico. It is one of four significant VanMeter family dwellings; the other are Traveler's Rest, Fort Pleasant, and Buena Vista Farms.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Kelly Williams and Alan Rowe (November 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Garrett VanMeter House". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-03.