National Register of Historic Places

Maidstone Manor Farm

Hedgesville, Berkeley County, West Virginia
Listed
December 10, 1980
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
80004408

About this property

Maidstone Manor Farm, also known as William R. Leigh House, is a national historic district located near Hedgesville, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It encompasses a historic farm with three contributing buildings and one contributing site, the site of a slave cabin. The plantation house is a two-story, square brick dwelling with a slate covered pyramidal roof. It is three bays wide and two bays deep and features a one bay entrance portico supported by paired Doric order columns. Also on the property are a barn and brick smokehouse. It was the birthplace of noted artist William Robinson Leigh (1866-1955), father of William Colston Leigh, Sr. (1901-1992). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Location

Hedgesville, Berkeley County, West Virginia
39.58831, -77.91208

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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was Maidstone Manor Farm listed on the National Register?

Maidstone Manor Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Maidstone Manor Farm?

Maidstone Manor Farm is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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