John, David, and Jacob Rees House

Historic house in West Virginia, United States

United States historic place


John, David, and Jacob Rees House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

2009
39°18′47″N 78°5′53″W / 39.31306°N 78.09806°W / 39.31306; -78.09806
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1761, 1791, c. 1855
Architect	John Rees, others
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.	84003495 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 12, 1984

John, David, and Jacob Rees House, also known as Lefevre Farm, is a historic home located at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It is an L-shaped, log, stone-and-brick dwelling on a stone foundation. It measures 45 feet wide by 70 feet deep, and was built in three sections, the oldest, three-bay log section dating to about 1760. The two-story, three-bay rubble stone section is in the Federal style and built in 1791. The front section was built about 1855 and is a five-bay-wide, 2+1⁄2-story building in the Greek Revival style. Also on the property is a small stone spring house and log barn.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Frances D. Ruth (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John, David, and Jacob Rees House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.