Rockland
Rockland (Shepherdstown, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Rockland (Shepherdstown, West Virginia)
Rockland (Shepherdstown, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Rockland (Shepherdstown, West Virginia)
LocationJefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Nearest cityShepherdstown, West Virginia
Coordinates39°24′30″N 77°51′29″W / 39.40833°N 77.85806°W / 39.40833; -77.85806
Built1897
ArchitectJames Verdier
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.89002316[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 1990

Rockland, also known as Verdier Plantation, Schley Farm and Knode House, was built by James Verdier between 1771 and 1785 near Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Verdier was a Huguenot, the son of a French silk weaver, who married Lady Susanna Monei and came to North America to escape religious persecution. In America he became a tanner, with tanneries in Martinsburg, West Virginia, Sharpsburg, Maryland and Shepherdstown. His children founded Verdiersville, Virginia after his death. The older portion of the house is stone masonry. A brick Victorian style addition was built in 1897.[2]

Built largely of limestone, the two-story, five-bay center hall house has sandstone accents. A basement kitchen is accessed by a door in the gable end. The interior was remodeled with Greek Revival detailing in the nineteenth century.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ↑ Jean T. Crolius (August 5, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Rockland" (PDF). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ↑ Allen, John C. Jr. (2011). Uncommon Vernacular: The Early Houses of Jefferson County, West Virginia, 1735-1835. West Virginia University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-933202-87-7.


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