DRIVING TOUR GUIDE
Historic Districts and Properties of Berkeley County
 
16. Tuscarora Historic District
(Intersection of Rt. 13, Dry Run Road, and N. Tennessee Ave.)
This District, which begins in Martinsburg at the Old Stone Mill
and follows along the Tuscarora Creek, has several early 1800s
houses. The 1804 John Mong House (On Rt. 15, Tuscarora Pike,
1 mile W. of I-81, Exit 13)
has a kitchen section which was built
over a spring.The house has many examples of beautiful
woodwork, and there is a large second-floor ballroom.
The 1807 Frederick Seibert House (On Rt. 15, Tuscarora Pike,
2.3 miles W. of I-81, Exit 13)
property features a stone
distillery and tavern built in 1816 by Michael Seibert.
Tuscarora District
 
17. Ridge Road Historic District
(On Rt. 30, 1.2 miles South of Rt. 15 and 30 intersection)
Several buildings of historic significance are located along
the District's Apple Pie Ridge. In 1775 Philip Pendleton built
the largest log house in Berkeley County. Goblieb Noll, owner
of the house in the mid-1880s, is responsible for the the nearby
area's name, Nollville
Ridge Road District
 
18. Campbellton & Trading Post (Capt. James Campbell House)
(On Rt. 37, 1.7 miles SW from Arden Rt. 30 and 37 intersection)
James Campbell, a Revolutionary War soldier, built this stone
mansion in 1790. The former kitchen wing was replaced in 1976.
The area's oldest known trading post store still in existence is
located on the grounds. It was built ca. 1780 by the Campbell family.
Campbellton
 
19. Gerrardstown Historic District
(On Route 51 )
David Gerrard laid out the Village of Gerrardstown in 1784.
This is the site and cemetery of the first Baptist Church west
of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The village contains many of its
original buildings, including the 1743 Hays-Gerrard stone house
and many log homes. At the eastern entrance to the village on
Rt. 51 is Marshy Dell, a late 18th century, two-story log home,
one of the largest log homes in Berkeley County.
Gerrardstown District
 
20. Prospect Hill
(On Rt. 51, 0.6 miles West of Gerrardstown)
This Federal style mansion was built by William Wilson
in 1795; a wing was added in 1805. An earlier cabin, located
on the property's front yard, was the scene of the Kelly family
murder during an Indian uprising in the 1750s, the last such
Indian incursion into this part of the Shenandoah Valley.
Prospect Hill is a Bed and Breakfast Inn. The former slave
quarters have been renovated as part of the inn.
Prospect Hill
 
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