Camp Bartow Historic District
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Camp Bartow Historic District | |
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| Location | Jct. of U.S. Route 250 and WV 92 and WV 28, Bartow, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°32′3″N 79°46′4″W / 38.53417°N 79.76778°WCoordinates: 38°32′3″N 79°46′4″W / 38.53417°N 79.76778°W |
| Area | 182 acres (74 ha) |
| Built | 1861 |
| NRHP Reference # | 95001325[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 10, 1996 |
Camp Bartow Historic District, also known as "Traveller's Repose" and site of the Battle of Greenbrier River, is a national historic district located at Bartow, Pocahontas County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 10 contributing buildings and 9 contributing sites. The house known as Traveller's Repose was built in 1869, and is a two-story, side gabled residence. It was expanded in 1912, and in 1928. The property also includes a simple two-story, side gabled residence built in 1898, with a rear 1 1/2 story addition. Contributing outbuildings associated with Traveller's Repose include a barn (1925), well house (c. 1930), woodshed (c. 1930), cellar house (c. 1870 / 1912), corn crib (c. 1940), and storage building (c. 1920). Located nearby and also contributing are an unpainted barn (c. 1910) and garage (c. 1940). The property also includes the Yeager Cemetery.[2]
Sites associated with the American Civil War battle of October 3, 1861, known as the Battle of Greenbrier River, include four major fortifications, consisting of a series of trenches surrounding artillery emplacements. There are two additional artillery emplacements, camp / tent sites associated with Camp Bartow, and an unmarked Confederate Army cemetery containing 82 graves. Also included in the district is a section of the Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike, originally constructed in 1838-1846.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 Michael Gioulis and W. Hunter Lesser (May 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Camp Bartow Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
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