Joseph Rippey in WV

From the C.U. Journal-News:

On the east side of the old Dominion Road is another outstanding plantation called Mountain View. The former plantation owned by Joseph Rippey, a Presbyterian, built the early 1761 log cabin that is still standing. When Joseph Rippey died in 1774, his will indicated that there were two houses standing when son Mathis Rippey acquired the plantation. It was advertised with 400 acres. One of the houses is no longer standing. When the farm was advertised with 400 acres, it was listed that “a good proportion of the farm is excellent plow land, well adopted to the culture of wheat, corn or any other crop usually grown in the section of the country.” The plantation was not sold at the 1836 sale but was taken over by Rebecca Rippey.

In 1848, Washington Gold purchased the Mountain View property and in 1854 built the beautiful Mountain View brick house that stands today. Both the log cabin and brick mansion are listed in the National Register.