Ar-Qua Springs
National Register of Historic Places

Ar-Qua Springs

Arden, Berkeley County, West Virginia
Listed
December 12, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
76001929

About this property

Ar-Qua Springs, also known as the Thomas Thornbrough House or the Thomas Thornburgh House was built beginning about 1751 near Arden, West Virginia. The house was built by local Quaker elder Thomas Thornbrough, beginning as a one-room, 1½ story limestone rubble house that was quickly expanded with log additions. The house may have been used as a Quaker meeting house during the 18th century. The house in its present state is two stories in five bays with sections of stone and log. A gambrel roof was added to create additional living space on the second floor. The house has been largely unaltered, apart from the 1960s removal of an attached washhouse and fireplace. The original stone section comprises a single room on the lower level with a fireplace, and two rooms on the upper level. The log section contains on its lower level a dining room, den, kitchen, bathroom and laundry. Its upper level contains two bedrooms, a bathroom and a family room. The house pictured is not the actual house. The property includes a two-level stone springhouse. Ar-Qua Springs was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Location

Arden, Berkeley County, West Virginia
39.40838, -78.06377

Categories

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Sources

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When was Ar-Qua Springs listed on the National Register?

Ar-Qua Springs was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976.

What type of historic resource is Ar-Qua Springs?

Ar-Qua Springs is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ar-Qua Springs?

The period of significance for Ar-Qua Springs is recorded as the colonial era, specifically around 1751.

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