Rockland, built between 1771 and 1785

Name/Title

Rockland, built between 1771 and 1785

Entry/Object ID

IMG395

Description

Rockland, also known as Verdier Plantation, Schley Farm and Knode House, was built by James Verdier between 1771 and 1785 near Shepherdstown, West Virginia. (Wikipedia October 11, 2012) "It is thought to have been completed between 1771 and 1785 by a French Huguenot named James Verdier who purchased the tract of 200 acres from Richard Mercer in 1771." (from M.K. Bushong, Historic Jefferson County, Boyce, Va.: Carr Publ. Co., 1972)

Acquisition

Accession

00

Source or Donor

Found in collection

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Fitzpatrick, Edwin A.

Studio

627 Jefferson Avenue, Charles Town, WV 25414

Place

* Untyped Place

Shepherdstown, West Virginia