Allstadt House and Ordinary
National Register of Historic Places

Allstadt House and Ordinary

Harper's Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia
Listed
April 8, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
85000767

About this property

The Allstadt House and Ordinary was built about 1790 on land owned by the Lee family near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, including Phillip Ludwell Lee, Richard Bland Lee and Henry Lee III. The house at the crossroads was sold to the Jacob Allstadt family of Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1811. Allstadt operated an ordinary (a tavern) in the house, and a tollgate on the Harpers Ferry-Charles Town Turnpike, while he resided farther down the road in a stone house. The house was enlarged by the Allstadts c. 1830. The house remained in the family until the death of John Thomas Allstadt in 1923, the last survivor of John Brown's Raid. The property was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It was purchased by the American Battlefield Trust, which in 2019 donated it to the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

Location

Harper's Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia
39.31549, -77.77273

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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1.4 mi
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1.7 mi
Harpers Ferry Historic District
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1.9 mi

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When was Allstadt House and Ordinary listed on the National Register?

Allstadt House and Ordinary was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Allstadt House and Ordinary?

Allstadt House and Ordinary is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Allstadt House and Ordinary?

The period of significance for Allstadt House and Ordinary is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1790.

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