Smithland Farm, also known as the General John McCausland Memorial Farm, is a historic home and farm 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 is a two-story frame structure constructed in 1869. The house is a side-gabled, two-story, weatherboarded frame structure with a two-story frame wing. The property includes a contributing
corncrib
A corn crib or corncrib is a type of granary used to dry and store corn. It may also be known as a cornhouse or corn house.
Overview
After the harvest and while still on the cob, corn is placed in the crib either with or without the husk. The ...
(c. 1950), silo (c. 1930), pole barn (c. 1930s), barn (early 1900s), main barn (early 1900s), block school (c. 1915–1920), and Poffenbarger Cemetery (late 1900s). It was for many years part of a larger farm owned 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.
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. The West Virginia Department of Agriculture acquired the farm in 1981.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2003.
See also
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Gen. John McCausland House
References
External links
West Virginia Code: CHAPTER 19. AGRICULTURE. ARTICLE 26. GENERAL JOHN MCCAUSLAND MEMORIAL FARM.
Colonial Revival architecture in West Virginia
Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
Greek Revival houses in West Virginia
Houses completed in 1869
Houses in Mason County, West Virginia
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Mason County, West Virginia
1869 establishments in West Virginia
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