Harewood (West Virginia)

Harewood is one of several houses in the vicinity of Charles Town, West Virginia built for members of the Washington family. The house was designed by John Ariss for Samuel Washington in 1770. Washington moved from his farm on Chotank Creek in Stafford County, Virginia to Harewood, accumulating 3,800 acres (15 km2) by the time he died in 1781.

"Harewood," Samuel Washington house, designed by John Ariss in 1770, photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston, ca. 1930s
Harewood
Harewood, December 2008
LocationJefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Nearest cityCharles Town, West Virginia
Coordinates39°18′10″N 77°54′56″W
ArchitectAriss, John
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.73001909
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1973[1]

George Washington visited the house several times. James Madison and Dolley Payne Todd were married at Harewood on September 15, 1794.[2] Dolley's sister was Lucy Washington, wife of Samuel Washington's son, George Steptoe Washington, who had inherited the estate.

The property remains in the Washington family.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Dolley Madison". James Madison's Montpelier. 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  3. Charles W. Snell (August 1, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Harewood" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (pdf) on February 3, 2013. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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