Mill Island, also known as the Seymour Family House, is a historic home located near Moorefield,

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. The original brick cottage was built in 1798. In 1840, a two-story, brick

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style mansion was appended. The -story building features a one bay, temple style entrance porch and a "

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" on the roof peak. The porch columns are in the

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. The interior features a great ballroom, reception hall, parlors, and a huge dining room. During the

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, it was used as a hospital by the

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. It was listed on the

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in 1973.

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American Civil War hospitals Greek Revival houses in West Virginia Hardy County, West Virginia, in the American Civil War Houses completed in 1798 Houses in Hardy County, West Virginia Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Hardy County, West Virginia 1798 establishments in Virginia American Civil War sites in West Virginia {{HardyCountyWV-NRHP-stub