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Historic house in West Virginia, United States United States historic place
Lee-Longsworth House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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LocationHarpers Ferry, West Virginia
Coordinates39°19′32″N 77°44′49″W / 39.32556°N 77.74694°W / 39.32556; -77.74694
Built1800
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.85002471
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 1985

The Lee-Longsworth House in Bolivar, West Virginia, is an example of the transition from Georgian style architecture to the Federal style. It preserves significant features of interior woodwork, and is associated with the Lee family of Virginia. The property was in 1799 leased by its then owner, Thomas Wilson, to the US Government. At some point after that time, the property was purchased by Richard B. Lee, his wife Elizabeth, Edmond I. Lee and Walton Jones to Ferdinando Fairfax for $3000, subject to the government lease.

Throughout the nineteenth century the house changed hands frequently and was entangled in a number of court proceedings. During the American Civil War it is alleged that Stonewall Jackson occupied the house for a brief time,

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Paula Stoner Reed (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Lee-Longsworth House" (PDF). National Park Service.
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