Rion Hall
National Register of Historic Places

Rion Hall

Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
Listed
September 19, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
82004320

About this property

Rion Hall is a late Federal style house near Halltown, West Virginia, United States. Built in 1836, it consists of a three-story brick house with a two-story kitchen wing connected by a wood hyphen. The house was used as a headquarters for General Philip H. Sheridan during the American Civil War.

Location

Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
39.30132, -77.81692

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 82004320. It was listed on September 19, 1982.

Categories

MILITARYLITERATUREPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Halltown Union Colored Sunday School
Industrial
1 mi
Halltown Colored Free School
Civil War
1.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Halltown — Skirmish (August 26 1864)
1864Civil War
1.1 mi
Battle of Halltown
1864Civil War
1.4 mi
Engagement at Charlestown WV (Aug 1864)
1864Civil War
2.5 mi

Questions about this property

When was Rion Hall listed on the National Register?

Rion Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Rion Hall?

Rion Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Rion Hall?

The period of significance for Rion Hall is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1836.

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