Mill Island (Moorefield, West Virginia) Explained

Mill Island
Location:South of Moorefield, near Moorefield, West Virginia
Coordinates:39.0394°N -78.9606°W
Map Label:Mill Island
Built:1798, 1840
Architect:Felix Seymour
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:July 2, 1973
Refnum:73001904

Mill Island, also known as the Seymour Family House, is a historic home located near Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia. The original brick cottage was built in 1798. In 1840, a two-story, brick Greek Revival style mansion was appended. The -story building features a one bay, temple style entrance porch and a "widow's walk" on the roof peak. The porch columns are in the Corinthian order. The interior features a great ballroom, reception hall, parlors, and a huge dining room. During the American Civil War, it was used as a hospital by the McNeill's Rangers.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mill Island . August 1972 . 2011-08-03 . Nancy Snider . State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121003014230/http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/hardy/73001904.pdf . 2012-10-03 .