Harewood is a historic house near Charles Town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, built in 1770 by Samuel Washington, a brother of George Washington, on land that grew to 3,800 acres by Samuel's death in 1781. Built of limestone in the Georgian style with a center hall plan, a raised basement, and flanking stone wings, the house is said to hold a marble fireplace given to George Washington by the Marquis de Lafayette. Dolley Payne Todd married future president James Madison at Harewood on September 15, 1794, and the house remains the oldest surviving Washington family home in Jefferson County and the only one still owned by members of the extended Washington family. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountJefferson County, United States 2 Completed Year Classification
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Harewood is one of several houses in the vicinity of Charles Town, West Virginia built for members of the Washington family.
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The house was designed by John Ariss for Samuel Washington in 1770, using a center-hall, single-pile plan.
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Harewood is one of several houses in the vicinity of Charles Town, West Virginia built for members of the Washington family.
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Wikidata item Q5656948, instance of (P31): plantation
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Jefferson County, United States
Wikidata item Q5656948, property P131/P17 (location): Jefferson County, United States
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