Gen. John McCausland House, also known as "Grape Hill," is a historic home located near

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Mason County, West Virginia Mason County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,453. Its county seat and largest city is Point Pleasant. The county was founded in 1804 and named for George Mason, delegate to the U.S. ...

. The main house was built in 1885, and is a two-story

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residence. It features a full-length, one story, five bay porch with fluted

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columns and metal covered hip roof. The house was built by Confederate General

John McCausland John McCausland, Jr. (September 13, 1836 – January 22, 1927) was a brigadier general in the Confederate army, famous for the ransom of Hagerstown, Maryland, and the razing of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War. Early ...

(1836–1927). The boundary increase expanded the listing to include 23 additional contributing buildings and 4 contributing structures and designated it a national

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. They include a variety of farm-related outbuildings and a log house (c. 1834, 1930). It was listed on the

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in 1980 and the boundary expanded in 2000. Beginning in 2015 a complete restoration project began to bring the historic site to its original condition. McCausland House 011

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Historic districts in Mason County, West Virginia Houses completed in 1885 Houses in Mason County, West Virginia Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Mason County, West Virginia Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia {{MasonCountyWV-NRHP-stub

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