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Washington Bottom Farm

Ridgedale
Washington Bottom Farm is located in Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Washington Bottom Farm
Washington Bottom Farm
Washington Bottom Farm is located in West Virginia
Washington Bottom Farm
Washington Bottom Farm
Washington Bottom Farm is located in the United States
Washington Bottom Farm
Washington Bottom Farm
Coordinates39°24′49″N 78°44′19″W / 39.41361°N 78.73861°W / 39.41361; -78.73861
Area251.6 acres (101.8 ha)
Built1835
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.01001328[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 2001

Ridgedale (also known as Washington Bottom Farm, Ridge Dale, and as the George W. Washington House and Farm) is a 19th-century Greek Revival plantation house and farm on a plateau overlooking the South Branch Potomac River north of Romney, West Virginia, United States.[2][3][4][5][6] The populated area adjacent to Washington Bottom Farm is known as Ridgedale. The farm is connected to West Virginia Route 28 via Washington Bottom Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 28/3).

Ridgedale, constructed in 1835, was the residence of gentleman farmer George William Washington,[3][4][5][6] a descendant of George Washington's great-great-grandfather Reverend Lawrence Washington.[5][6] The farm is currently a private residence.[4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Charles C. Hall (2007). "Ridgedale Restoration: Restoring the George W. Washington Home". historichampshire.org. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Brannon, Selden W., ed. (1976). Historic Hampshire: A Symposium of Hampshire County and Its People, Past and Present. Parsons, West Virginia: McClain Printing Company. ISBN 978-0-87012-236-1. OCLC 3121468.
  4. ^ a b c Loretta Brinker; Katherine Jourdan (2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Washington Bottom Farm" (PDF). West Virginia Division of Culture and History, State Historic Preservation Office]. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c Wayland, John W. (1998). The Washingtons and Their Homes. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 0-8063-4775-9.
  6. ^ a b c Special Collections & Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College (2010). "Guide to the Rebecca Washington Collection". Hutchins Library, Berea College]. Retrieved March 13, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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