Berkeley County, West Virginia
Founding: 1772
Parent county: Frederick
Namesake: Unclear—either Norborne or William Berkeley, colonial Virginia governors
Seat: Martinsburg (1772–)
Seat: Martinsburg (1772–)
Land area: 321 square miles
Population (2020): 122,076
Population (historic): 19,713 (1790); 10,518 (1830); 14,900 (1870); 19,469 (1900); 28,030 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1800; 1830–2020
Subdivisions: One city; one town; two CDPs
National Register listings: 120
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,578 (7.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 62.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 32.3%
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 62.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 32.3%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.5%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.5%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,779Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,475
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,290
Average farm size (1920): 105.8 acres
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Martinsburg
Namesake: Thomas Martin, Virginia politician
Founding: 1770 (platting); 1778 (incorporation); 1792 (post office)
Population (2020): 18,773
Population (historic): 2,190 (1850); 4,863 (1870); 7,226 (1890); 10,698 (1910); 14,857 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1950; 1980–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,709 (32.5%)
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Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,709 (32.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- *Kroh Farm (1819). 563 Ankers Road. Federal.
- *Thomas Brown House (c. 1741). 2535 Arden–Nollville Road.
- *Isabella Lyle House (1802). Arden–Nollville Road and Orr Drive. Federal. Razed.
- *Lick Run Farm / Peter Light Farm (c. 1774). 1208 Bedington Road.
- *Myers House (1817). 751 Berkeley Station Road.
- *Samuel Hedges House (c. 1772). 2006 Butler's Chapel Road.
- *White Bush / Archibald Shearer House (c. 1790/1905). 719 Crawford Quarry Road. Federal/Queen Anne.
- *Thomas Swearingen House (c. 1760). 420 Dam Four Road.
- *Mary Wilson House (c. 1825). 94 Destiny Drive.
- *Nathan Van Metre Farm (1872). 626 Dry Run Road.
- *William Wilson Farm (1792). 1120 Gerrardstown Road. Federal.
- *Bunker Hill Mill (c. 1740/1887). 714 Giles Mill Road.
- *Thomas Van Metre Farm (1838). 3093 Golf Course Road.
- *Miller Farm (c. 1813/1831). 4595 Golf Course Road. Greek Revival.
- *Maidstone / William Leigh Farm (1848). 1558 Grade Road. Greek Revival.
- *Allen Hammond House (c. 1838). 2919 Hammond's Mill Road. Federal.
- *Decatur Hedges Farm (1874). 1812 Hedgesville Road.
- *Samuel Cunningham Farm (c. 1820/1840). 2914 Hedgesville Road.
- *William Snodgrass Farm (c. 1742). 6274 Hedgesville Road.
- *Robinson–Tabb House (c. 1818/1840). 377 Holden Drive.
- *Teter French Farm (c. 1860). 222 Little Georgetown Road. Italianate.
- *Ann Bane Farm (1901). 1473 Needy Road. Queen Anne.
- *Kownslar House (c. 1820). 388 Plank Bridge Road. Federal. Razed.
- *Hays–Pitzer House (c. 1775/1800). 570 Poor House Road.
- *Joshua Hedges Farm (c. 1748/1792). 433 North Ridge Road.
- *White Bush / John Boyd House (1839). 121 Runnymeade Road. Greek Revival.
- *Cool Spring Farm / Zackquill Morgan Farm (1761). 2956 Runnymeade Road.
- *Edward Tabb Farm (c. 1810). 695 Rural Hill Lane. Federal.
- *Rees Farm (ca. 1761/1791/1855). 586 Sam Mason Road.
- *John Drinker House Ruins (c. 1815). Sam Mason Road, north of Minders Lane. Razed.
- *Thunder Hill Farm / Robert Daniel Farm (1818/1882). 878 Seaman's Tavern Road.
- *Rush–Miller Farm (c. 1810/1873). 3274 Shepherdstown Road.
- *Mount Zion Baptist Church (1836–1838). 724 Short Road.
- *Swan Pond Farm / Edward Williams Farm (c. 1810). 763 Swan Pond Road. Federal.
- *Ar-Qua Springs / Thomas Thornbrough House (c. 1751). 2083 Tabler Station Road.
- *Frederick Seibert Farm. 7258 Tuscarora Pike. Federal.
- *George Mulliss House (1929). 1956 Winchester Road. Georgian Revival.
- *Jacob Van Doren House (c. 1835). 370 Winebrenner Road. Greek Revival.
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