Rockland (Shepherdstown, West Virginia)

Rockland
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Rockland in 2024
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Location	Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Nearest city	Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°24′30″N 77°51′29″W
Built	1897
Architect	James Verdier
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	89002316[1]
Added to NRHP	February 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.
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.