Shepherdstown Historic District: 100 & 200 Block East High Street
Introduction
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Images
100 & 200 block on Historic District map
Knutti Hall
"Yellow House," High Street, in front of Snyder Hall & Byrd Science Center
109 N Princess Street
111 N Princess Street
Corner gas station (200 E High Street)
202 E High Street
206 E High Street
208 E High Street
210 E High Street
212 E High Street
214 E High Street
201 N Princess Street
203 N Princess Street
205 E High Street
211 E High Street
Shepherd's Mills
204 N Mill Street (renovated in 2007)
Abandoned house, behind the house on the street (next to 204 N Mill Street)
Map of Shepherdstown Historic District
Backstory and Context
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Contributing structures:
(76) Knutti Hall (102 E High Street): “Yellow brick Colonial Revival classroom building for Shepherd College. 1904. Brick hip roofed heating plant immediately east of Knutti Hall. 2 contributing buildings.”
(55) 109 N Princess Street: “Two story weatherboarded log house. CA 1790-1800.”
(56) 111 N Princess Street: “‘Mrs. Weltzheimer’s Tavern.’ Two story brick house with Flemish bond façade. Possible log substructure. CA 1800.”
(57) Gas station, SE corner of Princess & High Streets (200 E High Street): 1930’s gas station with Spanish Colonial Revival influence.”
(77) 202 E High Street: “Two story brick duplex with common bond façade. Ca. 1850.”
(78) 206 E High Street: “Two story frame house covered with early German siding. Greek Revival style influence. CA 1860.”
(79) 200 block E High Street, south side (208): “Stuccoed frame gable front house. 1920’s.”
(80) 210 E High Street: “Two story frame house covered with German siding. CA 1860.”
(81) 201 N Princess Street: “Two story L-shaped frame house covered with aluminum siding. Gothic Revival style influence. Ca. 1890. Frame aluminum sided out kitchen/wash house built over Town Run. 2 contributing buildings.”
(82) 203 E High Street: “Two story stuccoed frame American Four-square house. CA 1920.”
(83) 205 E High Street: “Two story brick house of early 20th century vernacular construction with simplified Queen Anne style influence. CA 1910. Frame stable. 2 contributing buildings.”
(84) 211 E High Street: “Shepherd’s Mill. Individually listed in the National Register. L-shaped two story brick house with common bond façade. CA 1840, Greek Revival style influence; frame grist mill on high stone foundations, CA 1809, brick smoke house with gabled roof. 3 contributing buildings.”
(85) 203 N Princess Street: “Two story frame house covered with German siding. CA 1880, vernacular Victorian.”
(86) 205 N Princess Street: “Two story frame house covered with aluminum siding. CA 1880.”
(92) 200 block N Mill Street, west side (204 N Mill): “Two story late 19th century gable front frame house covered with German siding.”
(93) 300 block N Mill Street, west side: “Abandoned two story, gable front log house, covered with German siding and board and batten. 18th century. Mobile home at front of lot. 1 contributing building, 1 non-contributing building.” (this building is located behind the house on the street)
(94) 300 block N Mill Street, west side: “German sided frame house, CA 1930.” [This house may no longer stand; the house at 300 N Mill was constructed in 2006]
(333) 210 E High Street: “Two story, three bay German sided frame house.” (212 E High Street)
(334) 212 E High Street: “Two story stuccoed frame American Four-square house. CA 1920.” (214 E High Street)
(342) N side High Street, west of Princess Street: 1-1/2 story, four bay sided log house. CA 1790.”
Sources
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