Stump Family Farm Explained

Stump Family Farm
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:38.9086°N -79.0194°W
Map Label:Stump Family Farm
Built:1775
Architecture:Single pen
Added:December 15, 1998
Refnum:98001471

Stump Family Farm is a national historic district located near Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia. The district encompasses three contributing buildings and one contributing site. It includes a cabin constructed of rough hewn white oak with a top log of pine, built about 1775. Also on the property is a barn (c. 1810), well house (c. 1810), and the Stump family cemetery. The property commemorates pre-revolutionary pioneer life in America. Michael Stump purchased the property about 1781 and it remained in the family until 1972.[1]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stump Family Farm. June 1998. 2011-08-05 . Katherine M. Jourdan. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.