National Register of Historic Places

Smithland Farm

Henderson, Mason County, West Virginia
Listed
October 16, 2003
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
03001061

About this property

Smithland Farm, also known as the General John McCausland Memorial Farm, is a historic home and farm located near Henderson, Mason County, West Virginia. The main house is a two-story frame structure constructed in 1869. The house is a side-gabled, two-story, weatherboarded frame structure with a two-story frame wing. The property includes a contributing corncrib (c. 1950), silo (c. 1930), pole barn (c. 1930s), barn (early 1900s), main barn (early 1900s), block school (c. 1915–1920), and Poffenbarger Cemetery (late 1900s). It was for many years part of a larger farm owned by Confederate General John McCausland. The West Virginia Department of Agriculture acquired the farm in 1981. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Location

Henderson, Mason County, West Virginia
38.78153, -82.04991

Categories

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Sources

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When was Smithland Farm listed on the National Register?

Smithland Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 16, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Smithland Farm?

Smithland Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Smithland Farm?

The period of significance for Smithland Farm is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1869.

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