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John G. Wilson Building, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

John G. Wilson Building, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: The John G. Wilson Building is one of several two-and-a-half or three-story masonry buildings which were constructed in Harpers Ferry in the 1810s-30s. Combining both commercial and residential t... More

John G. Wilson Building, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

John G. Wilson Building, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: The John G. Wilson Building is one of several two-and-a-half or three-story masonry buildings which were constructed in Harpers Ferry in the 1810s-30s. Combining both commercial and residential t... More

Masonic Hall, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Masonic Hall, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Significance: Like many earlier nineteenth-century structures in Harpers Ferry, the Masonic Hall Building was originally conceived by Philip Coons to house commercial stores on the first floor with dwelling qua... More

Masonic Hall, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Masonic Hall, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Significance: Like many earlier nineteenth-century structures in Harpers Ferry, the Masonic Hall Building was originally conceived by Philip Coons to house commercial stores on the first floor with dwelling qua... More

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.1862]

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...

No. B986. Date based on 22nd NY history. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Group, 22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.1862]. Co. D

Group, 22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [...

No. B214. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites a... More

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.1862]

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...

Photograph shows Private James P. Bonnett and unidentified soldiers in front of tent. No. B837. Date based on 22nd NY history. Photographer and soldier's name from another copy in the National Archives (529655... More

The war in upper Virginia - General Sheridan's headquarters at Harper's Ferry / from a sketch by J.E. Taylor.

The war in upper Virginia - General Sheridan's headquarters at Harper'...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1864 Sept. 3, p. 381.

Harpers Ferry, W.Va. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Harpers Ferry, W.Va. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Public domain historical photo, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Situation at Harper's Ferry, Sep't 15 - 1862, 7A.M.

Situation at Harper's Ferry, Sep't 15 - 1862, 7A.M.

"Sketch map" "R.E.L. Russell, Baltimore, Md, 1931" LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 698 Hand colored positive photocopy showing Confereate troop positions in red, rivers and woods in green, and roads in brown. Unio... More

Quiet street in National Historical Park, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Quiet street in National Historical Park, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Steps connecting lower and upper town, National Historical Park, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Steps connecting lower and upper town, National Historical Park, Harpe...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Convergence of the Potomac River and smaller Shenandoah River, as seen from the heights of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Convergence of the Potomac River and smaller Shenandoah River, as seen...

Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Significance: The Curtis Freewill Baptist Church served as both a religious building for students of Storer College and as its own congregational church for African American residents of Harpers Ferry and nearb... More

John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...

Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More

John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...

Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More

John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...

Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More

John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...

Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More

Storer College, Lewis Anthony Library, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Storer College, Lewis Anthony Library, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Jeffe...

Significance: Currently recognized by the National Park Service (NPS) as the "Lewis Anthony Building," this two-story stone building was an integral part of Storer College and its evolution as an educational in... More

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58, the Morrell House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Paymaster's Clerk. Originally, the Morrell House was identical to its neighbor, the resi... More

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58, the Morrell House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Paymaster's Clerk. Originally, the Morrell House was identical to its neighbor, the resi... More

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58, the Morrell House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Paymaster's Clerk. Originally, the Morrell House was identical to its neighbor, the resi... More

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58, the Morrell House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Paymaster's Clerk. Originally, the Morrell House was identical to its neighbor, the resi... More

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58, the Morrell House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Paymaster's Clerk. Originally, the Morrell House was identical to its neighbor, the resi... More

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58, the Morrell House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Paymaster's Clerk. Originally, the Morrell House was identical to its neighbor, the resi... More

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58, the Morrell House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Paymaster's Clerk. Originally, the Morrell House was identical to its neighbor, the resi... More

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58, the Morrell House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Paymaster's Clerk. Originally, the Morrell House was identical to its neighbor, the resi... More

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58, the Morrell House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Paymaster's Clerk. Originally, the Morrell House was identical to its neighbor, the resi... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Scottish Castle, Bolivar Heights, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Scottish Castle, Bolivar Heights, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential home interior, living room, fireplace, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bank of Harpers Ferry & Bank Annex, Shenandoah & High Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Bank of Harpers Ferry & Bank Annex, Shenandoah & High Streets, Harpers...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-20 Survey number: HABS WV-152

White Hall, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

White Hall, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Significance: This building was erected in 1839 by William and Samuel B. Anderson and Dr. George B. Stephenson on land which was originally part of the Wager Six Acre Reservation. The Wagers were descendants of... More

Cavalry marching out of Harpers Ferry

Cavalry marching out of Harpers Ferry

Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed lower left. Inscribed lower right: 1864. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.481) Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file E. Forms part of... More

22d New York State Millitia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e. 1862]

22d New York State Millitia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e. 1...

Photograph shows Private T.H.P. Inslee in front of cannon. No. B978. Date based on 22nd NY history. Photographer and soldier's name from another copy in the National Archives (529654). Mounted with five other ... More

Harpers Ferry - Public domain scenic drawing

Harpers Ferry - Public domain scenic drawing

Signed lower left: AR Waud. Title inscribed upper right. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.515) Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file R. Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil Wa... More

The Life, trial, and execution of Captain John Brown, known as "Old Brown of Ossawatomie," with a full account of the attempted insurrection at Harper's Ferry.

The Life, trial, and execution of Captain John Brown, known as "Old Br...

On cover: New edition--with additions. John Brown was tried in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County for treason, for conspiring with slaves to produce insurrection, and for murder. Also available in digital fo... More

Interpretive Design Center, 67 Mather Place, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Interpretive Design Center, 67 Mather Place, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson ...

Survey number: HABS WV-305 Public domain photograph of terrace, cafe, open space, building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Interpretive Design Center, 67 Mather Place, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Interpretive Design Center, 67 Mather Place, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson ...

Survey number: HABS WV-305 Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

William Richards Building, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

William Richards Building, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson...

Survey number: HABS WV-32 Public domain photograph of architectural diagram, building plan, section, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Susan Downey House, High Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Susan Downey House, High Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Significance: This building was built in 1838-39 by William Anderson, as a residence, on land which originally was part of the Wager Six Acre Reservation. The Wagers were heirs of Robert Harper. Besides its u... More

Susan Downey House, High Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Susan Downey House, High Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Significance: This building was built in 1838-39 by William Anderson, as a residence, on land which originally was part of the Wager Six Acre Reservation. The Wagers were heirs of Robert Harper. Besides its u... More

Tearney Building, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Tearney Building, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, ...

Survey number: HABS WV-172 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.1862]

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...

No. B887. Date based on 22nd NY history. Mounted with five other photographs. Negative in National Archives Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985, Series: Mathew Brady ... More

Storer College, Brackett Hall, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Storer College, Brackett Hall, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Survey number: HABS WV-277-D Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. John's Episcopal Church (Ruins), Church & Cliff Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

St. John's Episcopal Church (Ruins), Church & Cliff Streets, Harpers F...

Significance: Originally a simple stone building with elementary Gothic Revival details, the church has long been a picturesque, roofless ruin. Survey number: HABS WV-231

Harper House, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Harper House, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-66, FN-76 Survey number: HABS WV-168

Harper House, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Harper House, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-66, FN-76 Survey number: HABS WV-168

Harper House, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Harper House, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-66, FN-76 Survey number: HABS WV-168

Harper House, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Harper House, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-66, FN-76 Survey number: HABS WV-168

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.1862]

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.186...

No. B867. Date based on 22nd NY history. Mounted with five other photographs. Negative in National Archives Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985, Series: Mathew Brady ... More

Paymaster's Quarters, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Paymaster's Quarters, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Significance: Prominently located on the eastern crest of Camp Hill at the head of a row of four residences for Armory officials, the Paymaster's Quarters has survived innumerable structural changes. First ere... More

Paymaster's Quarters, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Paymaster's Quarters, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Significance: Prominently located on the eastern crest of Camp Hill at the head of a row of four residences for Armory officials, the Paymaster's Quarters has survived innumerable structural changes. First ere... More

Reverend Nathan Bracket House, Fillmore Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Reverend Nathan Bracket House, Fillmore Street, Harpers Ferry, Jeffers...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58 as one of two identical residences for Armory officials, the Brackett House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Superintendent's Clerk. The Bra... More

Reverend Nathan Bracket House, Fillmore Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Reverend Nathan Bracket House, Fillmore Street, Harpers Ferry, Jeffers...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58 as one of two identical residences for Armory officials, the Brackett House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Superintendent's Clerk. The Bra... More

Potomac Power Plant, On West Virginia Shore of Potomac River, about 1 mile upriver from confluence with Shenandoah River, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Potomac Power Plant, On West Virginia Shore of Potomac River, about 1 ...

Significance: The Potomac Power Plant was an innovative small hydroelectric facility that operated from 1899 to 1991, originally as part of a wood pulp mill (built 1888), and solely as a power house after a fir... More

Potomac Power Plant, On West Virginia Shore of Potomac River, about 1 mile upriver from confluence with Shenandoah River, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Potomac Power Plant, On West Virginia Shore of Potomac River, about 1 ...

Significance: The Potomac Power Plant was an innovative small hydroelectric facility that operated from 1899 to 1991, originally as part of a wood pulp mill (built 1888), and solely as a power house after a fir... More

Potomac Power Plant, On West Virginia Shore of Potomac River, about 1 mile upriver from confluence with Shenandoah River, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Potomac Power Plant, On West Virginia Shore of Potomac River, about 1 ...

Significance: The Potomac Power Plant was an innovative small hydroelectric facility that operated from 1899 to 1991, originally as part of a wood pulp mill (built 1888), and solely as a power house after a fir... More

Storer College, Cook Hall, 252 McDowell Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Storer College, Cook Hall, 252 McDowell Street, Harpers Ferry, Jeffers...

Significance: Constructed in 1939-40 and named after its principal benefactor, Permelia Eastman Cook Hall holds significance as the last new building constructed on the campus of Storer College, a historically ... More

Storer College, Cook Hall, 252 McDowell Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Storer College, Cook Hall, 252 McDowell Street, Harpers Ferry, Jeffers...

Significance: Constructed in 1939-40 and named after its principal benefactor, Permelia Eastman Cook Hall holds significance as the last new building constructed on the campus of Storer College, a historically ... More

Storer College, Cook Hall, 252 McDowell Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Storer College, Cook Hall, 252 McDowell Street, Harpers Ferry, Jeffers...

Significance: Constructed in 1939-40 and named after its principal benefactor, Permelia Eastman Cook Hall holds significance as the last new building constructed on the campus of Storer College, a historically ... More

Allstadt Farm, West of U.S. Route 340, South of County Road 27, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Allstadt Farm, West of U.S. Route 340, South of County Road 27, Harper...

Survey number: HALS WV-2 Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Allstadt Farm, West of U.S. Route 340, South of County Road 27, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Allstadt Farm, West of U.S. Route 340, South of County Road 27, Harper...

Survey number: HALS WV-2 Public domain photograph of ruins in United States, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Allstadt Farm, West of U.S. Route 340, South of County Road 27, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Allstadt Farm, West of U.S. Route 340, South of County Road 27, Harper...

Survey number: HALS WV-2 Public domain photograph of ruins in United States, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Allstadt Farm, West of U.S. Route 340, South of County Road 27, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Allstadt Farm, West of U.S. Route 340, South of County Road 27, Harper...

Survey number: HALS WV-2 Public domain photograph of ruins in United States, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Allstadt Farm, West of U.S. Route 340, South of County Road 27, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Allstadt Farm, West of U.S. Route 340, South of County Road 27, Harper...

Survey number: HALS WV-2 Public domain photograph of ruins in United States, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Allstadt Farm, West of U.S. Route 340, South of County Road 27, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Allstadt Farm, West of U.S. Route 340, South of County Road 27, Harper...

Survey number: HALS WV-2 Public domain photograph of ruins in United States, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Roeder House, Northeast corner of High Street & Hog Alley, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Roeder House, Northeast corner of High Street & Hog Alley, Harpers Fer...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-27 Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1 Survey number: HABS WV-174 Building/structure dates: 1848 Subsequent Work Build... More

Roeder House, Northeast corner of High Street & Hog Alley, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Roeder House, Northeast corner of High Street & Hog Alley, Harpers Fer...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-27 Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1 Survey number: HABS WV-174 Building/structure dates: 1848 Subsequent Work Build... More

John G. Wilson Building, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

John G. Wilson Building, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: The John G. Wilson Building is one of several two-and-a-half or three-story masonry buildings which were constructed in Harpers Ferry in the 1810s-30s. Combining both commercial and residential t... More

John G. Wilson Building, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

John G. Wilson Building, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: The John G. Wilson Building is one of several two-and-a-half or three-story masonry buildings which were constructed in Harpers Ferry in the 1810s-30s. Combining both commercial and residential t... More

John G. Wilson Building, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

John G. Wilson Building, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: The John G. Wilson Building is one of several two-and-a-half or three-story masonry buildings which were constructed in Harpers Ferry in the 1810s-30s. Combining both commercial and residential t... More

Masonic Hall, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Masonic Hall, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Significance: Like many earlier nineteenth-century structures in Harpers Ferry, the Masonic Hall Building was originally conceived by Philip Coons to house commercial stores on the first floor with dwelling qua... More

Masonic Hall, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Masonic Hall, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Significance: Like many earlier nineteenth-century structures in Harpers Ferry, the Masonic Hall Building was originally conceived by Philip Coons to house commercial stores on the first floor with dwelling qua... More

Masonic Hall, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Masonic Hall, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Significance: Like many earlier nineteenth-century structures in Harpers Ferry, the Masonic Hall Building was originally conceived by Philip Coons to house commercial stores on the first floor with dwelling qua... More

U.S. service rifle, Harpers Ferry, Virginia

U.S. service rifle, Harpers Ferry, Virginia

Photograph of mechanical drawing showing rifle from the side, top, and bottom. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 110. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 2. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.

Company G, 22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 [i.e.1862]

Company G, 22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 18...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 i.e.1862

22d New York State Militia near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, 1861 i.e.1862

No. B785. Date based on 22nd NY history. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. - Public domain postcard scan

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. - Public domain postcard scan

Postcard shows panoramic view of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge. F 58363 U.S. Copyright Office. A49191. No. 139. Copyright 1907 by W... More

National Guard, Harper's Ferry, W.Va.

National Guard, Harper's Ferry, W.Va.

Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, conscription, group of people in uniform, armed forces, infantry, war activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

View of the Shenandoah River at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

View of the Shenandoah River at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pur... More

Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Significance: The Curtis Freewill Baptist Church served as both a religious building for students of Storer College and as its own congregational church for African American residents of Harpers Ferry and nearb... More

John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...

Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More

John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...

Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More

John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...

Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More

Storer College, Anthony Hall, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Storer College, Anthony Hall, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson Coun...

Significance: From 1881 to 1955, Anthony Hall served as the main building for Harpers Ferry's Storer College, a historically black school founded in 1867 by missionaries of the Freewill Baptist Church. In addit... More

Storer College, Anthony Hall, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Storer College, Anthony Hall, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson Coun...

Significance: From 1881 to 1955, Anthony Hall served as the main building for Harpers Ferry's Storer College, a historically black school founded in 1867 by missionaries of the Freewill Baptist Church. In addit... More

Storer College, Anthony Hall, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Storer College, Anthony Hall, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson Coun...

Significance: From 1881 to 1955, Anthony Hall served as the main building for Harpers Ferry's Storer College, a historically black school founded in 1867 by missionaries of the Freewill Baptist Church. In addit... More

Storer College, Lewis Anthony Library, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Storer College, Lewis Anthony Library, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Jeffe...

Significance: Currently recognized by the National Park Service (NPS) as the "Lewis Anthony Building," this two-story stone building was an integral part of Storer College and its evolution as an educational in... More

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58, the Morrell House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Paymaster's Clerk. Originally, the Morrell House was identical to its neighbor, the resi... More

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58, the Morrell House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Paymaster's Clerk. Originally, the Morrell House was identical to its neighbor, the resi... More

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58, the Morrell House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Paymaster's Clerk. Originally, the Morrell House was identical to its neighbor, the resi... More

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58, the Morrell House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Paymaster's Clerk. Originally, the Morrell House was identical to its neighbor, the resi... More

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58, the Morrell House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Paymaster's Clerk. Originally, the Morrell House was identical to its neighbor, the resi... More

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Morrell House, Columbia & Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson C...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1857-58, the Morrell House was designed by Superintendent Henry W. Clowe for the Paymaster's Clerk. Originally, the Morrell House was identical to its neighbor, the resi... More

William Anderson House, Kitchen, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

William Anderson House, Kitchen, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jef...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-21, FN-23 Survey number: HABS WV-173-A

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