Jones Mill Run Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Jones Mill Run Historic District

Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
Listed
December 10, 1980
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80004421

About this property

Jones Mill Run Historic District is a national historic district located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It encompasses one contributing building, one contributing site, and two contributing structures. They are the Thomas Swearingen House (c. 1760); site of the mill, including the stone foundation and head and tail races; and the double stone bridge. Thomas Swearingen House is a small limestone building in the Georgian style. Not only is it one of Berkeley County's oldest stone houses, but it has a unique fireplace that sits halfway out from the wall, rather than flat with the wall as with other stone houses in the county. It is the site of the first mill in West Virginia, built before 1734. When John Vanmeter received a King's Patent for the land in 1734 in what was then Virginia, the mill was already built. The nine-acre site is on Jones Mill Run, a tributary of the Potomac River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Location

Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
39.48778, -77.82868

Categories

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALENGINEERINGTRANSPORTATIONEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Jones Mill Run Historic District listed on the National Register?

Jones Mill Run Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Jones Mill Run Historic District?

Jones Mill Run Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Jones Mill Run Historic District?

The period of significance for Jones Mill Run Historic District is recorded as the industrial era.

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