Cold Spring
National Register of Historic Places

Cold Spring

Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia
Listed
August 13, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
73001917

About this property

Cold Spring is a house near Shepherdstown, West Virginia, childhood home to two United States Representatives. The house was built by Edward Lucas III and his son, Robert in 1793. Several of Robert and Sarah Rion Lucas' children were notable. Edward Lucas V served as a lieutenant in the War of 1812, then was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1819, 130 and 1831. From 1833 to 1837 he was a US Congressman. Following his political career he was the superintendent of the Harpers Ferry Armory. William Lucas became a lawyer. In 1838 he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, and in 1839 he was elected to Congress. In 1836 he built Rion Hall near Halltown, West Virginia. A third brother, Robert, inherited Cold Spring, leaving it to his nephew, Daniel Bedinger Lucas in 1880.

Location

Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia
39.39679, -77.81769

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Cold Spring listed on the National Register?

Cold Spring was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Cold Spring?

Cold Spring is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cold Spring?

The period of significance for Cold Spring is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1793.

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