Hedges-Lemen House

Hedges-Lemen House
Location County Route 4, 0.7 miles north of its junction with WV 9, near Hedgesville, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°32′31″N 77°58′47″W / 39.54194°N 77.97972°W / 39.54194; -77.97972Coordinates: 39°32′31″N 77°58′47″W / 39.54194°N 77.97972°W / 39.54194; -77.97972
Area 6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built 1748
Architect Joshua and Jesse Hedges
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference #

91000556

[1]
Added to NRHP May 2, 1991

Hedges-Lemen House, also known as "Fort Hill," is a historic home located near Hedgesville in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. It is a two-story, gable roof, limestone dwelling with a central block and wing. The central block was built in 1748 by Joshua Hedges as an Indian fort named "Fort Hill;" the wing was added in 1792. It measures 36 feet wide by 30 feet deep and the wing measures 30 feet wide by 28 feet deep. Also on the property is a stone barn (c. 1840) and Lemen family cemetery.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Frances D. Ruth (September 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hedges-Lemen House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.


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