Altona (West Virginia)
Altona | |
| Location | Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Charles Town, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 39°17′24″N 77°52′57″W / 39.29000°N 77.88250°W |
| Built | 1793 |
| Architect | Davenport, Maj. Abraham, Jr.; Davenport, H.B., Jr. |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001322 |
| Added to NRHP | November 24, 1995 |
Altona, near Charles Town, West Virginia, is a historic farm with an extensive set of subsidiary buildings. The original Federal style plantation house was built in 1793 by Revolutionary War officer Abraham Davenport on land purchased from Charles Washington. The house was expanded by Abraham's son, Colonel Braxton Davenport. During the Civil War the farm was a favored encampment. Generals Philip Sheridan and Ulysses S. Grant both used the house as a headquarters and meeting place.
The farm was sold out of the Davenport family in 1906, but repurchased in 1936. In the interim, a Sears, Roebuck house was added to the property.