3789 Spg Vly Rd Alderson, WV 24910

The historic Brick House, also known as the Hamilton/Johnston/Jarrett/Fleshman Farm, dates back to 1840. The house displays Adam style architectural roots, including curved or polygonal projections to the side or rear and a hipped roof. A detached kitchen was incorporated into the house using a breezeway, with living space added behind and above the kitchen. The bricks may have been fired and laid by John Dunn, who made the bricks for the Blue Sulphur Springs Resort. While the exterior retains its Adamesque characteristics, the interior shows evidence of style change and renovation. The woodwork in the four main upstairs rooms features faux grain painting. The property has changed ownership just three times in the past 170 years. The Hamilton family built the home circa 1840 and then sold it in 1855 to the Johnston-Jarrett family, who owned the home until 1949, when it was sold to the Fleshman family. The property consists of 17 acres. The property was once known as the Hamilton Farm, where General Robert E. Lee's war horse, Traveller, was born in 1857. As a colt, Traveller took top honors at the Lewisburg, Virginia, fairs in 1858, 1859 and 1860. The property includes a 4,028 square foot house.