- Morgan-Bedinger-Dandridge House
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Morgan--Bedinger--Dandridge House
Nearest city: Shepherdstown, West Virginia Coordinates: 39°25′37″N 77°48′43″W / 39.42694°N 77.81194°WCoordinates: 39°25′37″N 77°48′43″W / 39.42694°N 77.81194°W Architectural style: Classical Revival, Georgian Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 83003239
[1]Added to NRHP: May 13, 1983 The Morgan-Bedinger-Dandridge House, also known as Poplar Grove, then Rosebrake, is part of a group of structures affiliated with the Morgan's Grove rural historic district near Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The house was known as Poplar Grove until 1877. The original building was built circa 1745 by Richard Morgan, and became known as the "Back Building". In 1803 the house was expanded by Daniel Morgan with a two-story brick structure, known as the "Great House". Formal gardens were added at this time.
In 1859 the present main portion of the house was built by Caroline Bedinger, widow of Henry Bedinger. During her ownership the house was occupied by Colonel Alexander R. Boteler, a former U.S. Representative who, at the outbreak of the American Civil War became a Confederate officer. After the war, while Boteler was living at Poplar Grove, President U.S. Grant appointed Boteler to the U. S. Centennial Commission. Caroline's daughter, Danske Bedinger Dandridge, a noted poet, changed the name of the house to "Rosebrake" in 1877.
A portico was added to the house in 1950, removed from a house on Long Island and shipped to West Virginia.[2]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Michael J. Pauley (March 28, 1983). National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Morgan-Bedinger-Dandridge HousePDF (6.06 MB). National Park Service.
External links
- The Grove, Shepherdstown vicinity, Jefferson County, WV: 1 photo, 1 data page, at Historic American Building Survey ("Rose Break" or "Dandridge House")
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Other lists Categories:- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1745
- Houses completed in 1859
- Houses in Jefferson County, West Virginia
- Jefferson County, West Virginia in the American Civil War
- Classical Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Georgian architecture in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
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