Traveller's Rest (Kearneysville, West Virginia)

Traveller's Rest
Traveller's Rest in 2013
Location 3.3 mi. NW of Leetown on WV 48, near Kearneysville, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°23′17.3″N 77°54′04.3″W / 39.388139°N 77.901194°WCoordinates: 39°23′17.3″N 77°54′04.3″W / 39.388139°N 77.901194°W
Built 1773
Architect Horatio Gates, John Ariss
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 72001288[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 15, 1972
Designated NHL November 15, 1972

Traveller's Rest — also known as the General Horatio Gates Home — is a historic house located near Kearneysville, Jefferson County, West Virginia. It was the home of General Horatio Gates. The eastern section was built in 1773, with the western added a few years later. The eastern section is a 1 1/2 story structure over a full basement, with a gable roof. It measures about 34 feet wide and 30 feet deep. The western section is also a 1 1/2 story structure with a full basement and measures about 16 feet wide and 30 feet deep.[2]

Traveler's Rest, 1936 HABS Photo

Gates and his family sailed from England to Virginia in 1772 and bought 659 acres (267 ha) on the Potomac River near Shepherdstown in what is now West Virginia. He built this limestone house and became a slave owner, a local justice, and a lieutenant colonel in the militia. In 1790, he sold the home, freed his slaves and moved to New York City.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ Charles W. Snell (July 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Traveller's Rest". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  3. ↑ "Major General Horatio Gates". Americans.net. Retrieved 2008-11-12.

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