Historic Building Report, Part II, Historical Data: Gerard B. Wager Buildings (Bldgs. 8 and 9)
Snell CW. 1959. Historic Building Report, Part II, Historical Data: Gerard B. Wager Buildings (Bldgs. 8 and 9). Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park preserves historic resources and commemorates the historic events that occurred at and around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The park consists of portions of the Lower Town, the former Storer College campus, landscapes associated with the national historical park’s Civil War significance, and lands preserving the historic viewshed down the Potomac River. This historic building report concerns the Gerard Wager Buildings (bldgs. 9 and 8) in the Lower Town of Harpers Ferry. This report gives an extended history of the buildings and the property, tracing ownership and development from 1782 through 1873. The report recommends that buildings 9 and 8 be restored to their 1859 exterior appearance.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Snell, Charles
- Date of Issue
- 1959-03-18
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- HAFE , NCR
- Keywords
- Bldg 8, Bldg 9, Gerard B. Wager, HFR 00041, HFR 41, HFR00041, HFR-00041, HFR41, HFR-41, Lower Town
Series
See also
- Design Report: Gerald B. Wager Houses (Bldgs. 8 and 9) and John C. Unseld House (Bldgs. 10 and 10a)
- Historic Building Site Survey Report: The John Strauss Clothing Store (Wager Lot No. 8)
- Historic Building Site Survey Report: The Wager House or United States Hotel (Wager Lots No. 6, 7, and 8)
- Historic Structure Report, Architectural Data: Gerard B. Wager Buildings (Bldgs. 8 and 9)
- Historic Structures Report, Part I: Gerard Wager Buildings (Bldgs. 8 and 9)
- Part I. Historic Building Report. Gerard Wager Buildings (Nos. 9 & 8)