Rumsey Hall
National Register of Historic Places

Rumsey Hall

Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia
Listed
March 29, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
73001919

About this property

Rumsey Hall, also known as the Entler Hotel, is a historic building in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The building is located in the center of the Shepherdstown Historic District and is a composite of six separate phases of construction. The earliest portion was built in 1786, and was the home belonging to Christian Cookus.

Location

Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia
39.43255, -77.80321

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 73001919. It was listed on March 29, 1973.

Categories

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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

Shepherd's Mill
Colonial
0.1 mi
Shepherdstown Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Colonial
0.2 mi
Morgan-Bedinger-Dandridge House
Civil War
0.6 mi
Van Swearingen-Shepherd House
Colonial
0.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Shepherdstown (1862)
1862Civil War
0.2 mi
Antietam — Confederate River Crossing September 18-19
1862Civil War
1.1 mi
Sharpsburg MD — Town Occupation and Aftermath (1862)
1862Civil War
1.7 mi
Battle of Antietam Ford
1862Civil War
2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Rumsey Hall listed on the National Register?

Rumsey Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Rumsey Hall?

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

What is the period of significance for Rumsey Hall?

The period of significance for Rumsey Hall is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1786.

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