National Register of Historic Places

VanMeter, Garrett, House

Old Fields, Hardy County, West Virginia
Listed
March 26, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
01000264

About this property

The Garrett VanMeter House (ca. 1830) is an historic home near Old Fields, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. The house is a two-story brick I house dwelling with a two-story rear "ell". It has Greek Revival stylistic elements. Attached to the ell is a one-story summer kitchen. It has a side gable roof and sits on a stone foundation. It features a centered entrance portico. The house was built about 1830 to 1835 by Garrett VanMeter (1804-1856) who had inherited the land from his father, Colonel Jacob Vanmeter. Colonel Jacob Vanmeter was the son of Colonel Garrett Vanmeter. The Vanmeters were the first white settler (1744) in the area. The Colonel (he had commanded a regiment in the Revolutionary War) was one of the wealthiest farmers in the region. He owned several hundred head of cattle and about 30 slaves. (No land records, or other corroborating documents, are available to confirm the dates of construction, which are estimates.) The Garrett VanMeter House is one of four significant VanMeter family dwellings; the others are Traveler's Rest, Fort Pleasant, and Buena Vista Farms. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Location

Old Fields, Hardy County, West Virginia
39.13721, -78.93682

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Fort Pleasant
Pre Contact
0.7 mi
Buena Vista Farms
Industrial
0.9 mi
Willow Wall
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1.7 mi
Meadows, The
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Inskeep, P. W., House
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Nearby Battles

McNeill Rangers Moorefield Raid
1864Civil War
5.4 mi
Skirmish at Moorefield (Hardy County VA area)
1864Civil War
5.5 mi
Battle of Moorefield
1864Civil War
5.5 mi

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When was VanMeter, Garrett, House listed on the National Register?

VanMeter, Garrett, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 2001.

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VanMeter, Garrett, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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