John Hite House, also known as Springdale, is a historic home located at Bartonsville, Frederick County, Virginia. The original house was built in 1753, and is of native limestone laid in irregular ashlar with some random-coursed limestone rubble used on its secondary walls. The stone was quarried from a nearby field. The house faced east, overlooking the Indian Trail/Great Valley Road, where Jost Hite's tavern was situated at the ford of the Opequon Creek. The Springdale property was originally the home of Jost Hite, the earliest white settler in the lower Shenandoah Valley. Jost Hite was Pennsylvania Dutch and moved to the Valley in August 1731. His son, Colonel John I. Hite, built the Springdale house. Also on the property are the contributing stone ruins of what is believed to be Jost Hite's tavern/house of the 1730s, a stone shed, and small wood-frame spring house. The house and 288 acres were sold March 20, 1802 to Richard Peters Barton (1763-1821), a native of Lancaster Pa. who had spent some years in Dinwiddie County, Va., before moving to Frederick County c. 1798. [Frederick County Deed Book S.C.4, p. 484.] The house passed to his son Richard Walker Barton (1799-1859) and in 1858 to another son, David Walker Barton (1801-1863), remaining in the Barton family until 1873. There is a small Barton family cemetery on the property. When the Valley Turnpike was chartered in 1834, the road was laid out to run on the west side of Springdale (so that the Opequon Creek could be bridged rather than forded). Soon thereafter, the house was reoriented to face the Turnpike, and the Richard W. Bartons built the then-fashionable Greek Revival four-bay, two-story portico. [Garland W. Quarles, "Some Old Houses in Frederick County, Virginia", Winchester, 1990. Revised ed. PP. 131–135.]
1753 (1753), portico is 19th-century, pre-Civil War[2] James Taylor, With Sheridan Up the Shenandoah, View of Bartonsville and Springdale, 1864. reproduced in Colt p. 328.
^Colt, Margaretta Barton Colt, Defend the Valley, 1873 photograph p. xi
^"Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory –Nomination Form" (PDF). Virginia.gov Department of Historic Resources. Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
^"034-0127 Springdale". www.dhr.virginia.gov. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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john, hite, house, also, known, springdale, historic, home, located, bartonsville, frederick, county, virginia, original, house, built, 1753, native, limestone, laid, irregular, ashlar, with, some, random, coursed, limestone, rubble, used, secondary, walls, st. John Hite House also known as Springdale is a historic home located at Bartonsville Frederick County Virginia The original house was built in 1753 and is of native limestone laid in irregular ashlar with some random coursed limestone rubble used on its secondary walls The stone was quarried from a nearby field The house faced east overlooking the Indian Trail Great Valley Road where Jost Hite s tavern was situated at the ford of the Opequon Creek The Springdale property was originally the home of Jost Hite the earliest white settler in the lower Shenandoah Valley Jost Hite was Pennsylvania Dutch and moved to the Valley in August 1731 His son Colonel John I Hite built the Springdale house Also on the property are the contributing stone ruins of what is believed to be Jost Hite s tavern house of the 1730s a stone shed and small wood frame spring house The house and 288 acres were sold March 20 1802 to Richard Peters Barton 1763 1821 a native of Lancaster Pa who had spent some years in Dinwiddie County Va before moving to Frederick County c 1798 Frederick County Deed Book S C 4 p 484 The house passed to his son Richard Walker Barton 1799 1859 and in 1858 to another son David Walker Barton 1801 1863 remaining in the Barton family until 1873 There is a small Barton family cemetery on the property When the Valley Turnpike was chartered in 1834 the road was laid out to run on the west side of Springdale so that the Opequon Creek could be bridged rather than forded Soon thereafter the house was reoriented to face the Turnpike and the Richard W Bartons built the then fashionable Greek Revival four bay two story portico Garland W Quarles Some Old Houses in Frederick County Virginia Winchester 1990 Revised ed PP 131 135 John Hite HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesVirginia Landmarks RegisterJohn Hite House or Springdale January 2017Show map of VirginiaShow map of the United StatesLocationUS 11 near at Bartonsville VirginiaCoordinates39 06 34 8 N 78 12 13 9 W 39 109667 N 78 203861 W 39 109667 78 203861Area12 acres 4 9 ha Built1753 1753 portico is 19th century pre Civil War 2 James Taylor With Sheridan Up the Shenandoah View of Bartonsville and Springdale 1864 reproduced in Colt p 328 Built byHite JohnArchitectural styleColonial Revival Greek RevivalNRHP reference No 82004558 1 VLR No 034 0127Significant datesAdded to NRHPJuly 8 1982Designated VLRApril 21 1981 3 The house appears in an 1873 photo and an 1864 sketch by James Taylor in Colt Margaretta Barton Defend the Valley pp x1 and 328 The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 1 4 5 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Frederick County VirginiaReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Colt Margaretta Barton Colt Defend the Valley 1873 photograph p xi Virginia Landmarks Register Virginia Department of Historic Resources Retrieved 5 June 2013 Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff April 1981 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form PDF Virginia gov Department of Historic Resources Virginia Department of Historic Resources 034 0127 Springdale www dhr virginia gov Retrieved 22 July 2022 External links edit nbsp Media related to John Hite House at Wikimedia Commons This article about a property in Frederick County Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Hite House amp oldid 1222334046, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
