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Happy Retreat or Mordington House

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Title

Happy Retreat or Mordington House

Subject

Houses - West Virginia - Charles Town
Charles Town (WV)

Description

Photograph of historic Happy Retreat, a stately home located in Charles Town, West Virginia.

Happy Retreat (also known as Charles Washington House and Mordington) is a historic property in Charles Town, West Virginia, which was originally owned and developed by Charles Washington, the youngest brother of George Washington and the founder of Charles Town.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Undated

Contributor

Identified in 2002 by Bonnie Painter.
Additional information about the property's history was found on-line.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Same house appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 020263 and 020314.

Identifier

020263

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Glass Negative

Physical Dimensions

8x10 inches

Citation

Morrison Studio, “Happy Retreat or Mordington House,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed March 13, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/50433.

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