Jefferson County Alms House


Jefferson County Alms House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Nearest city	Leetown, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°20′7″N 77°54′30″W / 39.33528°N 77.90833°W / 39.33528; -77.90833Coordinates: 39°20′7″N 77°54′30″W / 39.33528°N 77.90833°W / 39.33528; -77.90833
Built	ca. 1813
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	95000418
Added to NRHP	April 14, 1995^[1]

The Jefferson County Alms House, also known as Snow Hill Farm, located near Leetown, West Virginia, is an historic Federal style house. Snow Hill was built circa 1813 for John Hurst, son of James Hurst, a prosperous local landowner. In 1857, Snow Hill was purchased from the Hurst family for use as a farm for the local poor. By 1931 the Alms House (also known as the County Infirmary) had declined to the point that it had become a local disgrace. Corrective measures were taken, and the Infirmary survived until 1959, when its last nine inmates were moved to other quarters.^[2]

The property now houses a number of County agencies.

References

↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Julia S. Blickenstaff; Carmen Creamer; Don Wood; Beverley Grove; Galtjo Geertsema (December 13, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Jefferson County Alms House" (pdf). National Park Service.

External links

Jefferson County Alms House - History at Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia

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