Built 1790 MPS Berkeley County MRA Opened 1790 Added to NRHP 10 December 1980 | Architectural style Georgian, Federal NRHP Reference # 80004428 Area 4,000 m² | |
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Location Rt. 11/3, Falling Waters, West Virginia Similar Morgan‑Gold House, Lick Run Plantation, Snodgrass Tavern, Continental Clay Brick Plant, Boydville | ||
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White Bush, alternately spelled Whitebush, is one of Berkeley County, West Virginia's oldest brick mansions. It was built circa 1781-1785 by Archibald Shearer, who had purchased the entire bend of the Potomac River in this area, about 1,200 acres (4.9 km2). The area at that time was part of Frederick County, Virginia. The property was formerly owned by Lord Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron but was confiscated as British property during the American Revolutionary War. A grist and saw mill had been established on the riverfront not far from the mansion by 1785.
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The mansion is a rare combination of Federal architecture in the main mansion, and a later Victorian style addition.
White Bush was accepted into the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1980. It is alternately listed as the Archibald Shearer House. It is also listed in the Berkeley County Historical Society and the Berkeley County Historical Landmarks Commission Survey.