The Rocks, also known as Raven's Rock and Raven Rocks,
is a late-18th-century stone residence and farm complex near
Charles Town,
Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The Rocks is a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
consisting of four contributing structures.
The primary structure is a 2-and-a-half-story stone residence known as The Rocks, which was built around 1790, in the
Georgian architectural style.
Geography and setting
The Rocks and its farm complex is located along Long Marsh Run near its confluence with the
Shenandoah River
The Shenandoah River is the principal tributary of the Potomac River, long with two forks approximately long each,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 in t ...
, approximately from Kabletown Road in southwestern
Jefferson County, West Virginia.
The Rocks is located approximately southeast of the
unincorporated community of
Meyerstown, and it is situated within an area of woodlands and pasture land. It is accessible from Ann Lewis Road via Westside Lane.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, West Virginia
References
Bibliography
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External links
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1750 establishments in Virginia
1790 establishments in Virginia
Colonial architecture in West Virginia
Colonial Revival architecture in West Virginia
Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
Georgian architecture in West Virginia
Historic districts in Jefferson County, West Virginia
Houses completed in 1750
Houses completed in 1790
Houses in Jefferson County, West Virginia
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, West Virginia
Stone houses in West Virginia