Built 1897 Architectural style Late Victorian, Other Opened 1897 Added to NRHP 5 February 1990 | Architect Verdier,James NRHP Reference # 89002316 Area 8,094 m² Nearest city Shepherdstown | |
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Similar Capt William and Luca, Morgan‑Bedinger‑Dandridge House, Allstadt House and Ordinary, Prato Rio, York Hill | ||
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.
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