Z. D. Ramsdell House
West Virginia, United States
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The Z. D. Ramsdell House, a two-story Greek Revival dwelling of red brick and frame construction, stands in Ceredo, Wayne County, West Virginia, built between 1857 and 1858. Measuring 30 feet wide and 48 feet deep, the house features a gable roof and sits upon a stone foundation, occupying a site claimed to be an Indian burial mound. It was built by Zophar D. Ramsdell, who arrived in Ceredo at the invitation of town founder Eli Thayer, an abolitionist. Ramsdell established a shoe and boot factory, served as a Civil War captain and quartermaster, postmaster, and West Virginia State Senator from 1868 to 1869. The home is believed to have been one of the final Underground Railroad stations before crossings to freedom over the Ohio River. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and now owned and maintained by the Town of Ceredo, the house operates as a historic museum.
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