Hardy County, West Virginia

Founding: 1786
Parent county: Hampshire

Namesake: Samuel Hardy, Virginia politician
Seat: Moorefield (1786–)

Land area: 582 square miles

Population (2020): 14,299

Population (historic): 7,336 (1790); 7,622 (1840); 5,518 (1870); 8,449 (1900); 9,816 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790; 1810–1860; 1870–1940; 1970–2020

Subdivisions: Two towns

National Register listings: 25

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,061 (12.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 49.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 16.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 18%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,017
Average outbuilding value (1930): $643
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,228
Average farm size (1920): 84.9 acres
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Moorefield

Namesake: Conrad Moore, owner of the town site

Founding: 1777 (platting); 1777 (incorporation); 1799 (post office)

Population (2020): 2,527

Population (historic): 554 (1880); 460 (1900); 646 (1910)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880; 1900s; 1920–1980; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 314 (20.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Farm (c. 1845). 96 Cunningham Lane. Greek Revival.
2. *Mill Island / John Mathias Log House (1797/1820s). 195 Howard's Lick Road.
3. *Felix Seymour Farm (1798/1848). 708 Mill Island Road. Greek Revival.
4. *Nicholas Switzer House (1788). 988 North Mountain Road.
5. *The Meadows / John McNeill Farm (c. 1850). 360 Old Meadows Farm Lane. Greek Revival.
6. *Buena Vista / Van Meter Farm (1836). 94 Reynolds Gap Road. Federal.
7. *Fort Pleasant / Isaac Van Meter Farm (c. 1795). 428 Reynolds Gap Road. Greek Revival.
8. *Ingleside / James Allen House (1842). 395 South Fork Road. Greek Revival.
9. *Farm (c. 1830). 28846 State Route 55.
10. *Hezekiah Claggett Farm (c. 1845). 1695 State Route 259. Greek Revival.
11. *Claypool Farm (1781). 1815 State Route 259.
12. *House (c. 1885). 7091 State Route 259. Italianate/Eastlake.
13. *Farm (c. 1850). 8937 State Route 259. Greek Revival.
14. *Farm (c. 1850). 10530 State Route 259. Greek Revival.
15. *Garrett Van Meter Farm (c. 1830). 383 Sycamore Bridge Road. Federal.
16. *Willow Wall / Daniel McNeill Farm (1811–1812). 4377 North US Highway 220. Federal.
17. *Fort Pleasant Meeting House (c. 1812). 5105 North US Highway 220.
18. *Arthur Wilson Farm (c. 1870). 2304 South US Highway 220. Italianate.
19. *Oakland Hall / William Engeman Farm (c. 1850). 4638 South US Highway 220. Greek Revival.
20. *Hickory Hill / Solomon Cunningham Farm (1809). 9022 South US Highway 220. Federal.
21. *The Willows / Randolph Farm (c. 1770/1850/1900). 1201 Willows Lane. Greek Revival.
22. *Philip Inskeep House (1876). 997 Winchester Avenue. Italianate.