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The Hampshire Cottage is believed to have been built under the supervision of Captain William Sale. It is not known whether the Hampshire was a house renovated by Sale or one of his new constructions. The Hampshire Cottage is the only one of today’s guest cottages that is still known by its Sale-Nelson era name. It was most likely named after the county where Capon is located – the oldest county in West Virginia.
The exterior of today’s Hampshire closely resembles the Hampshire of Sale’s era. The two-story building has a hipped roof with a wooden cupola and roofed porches. The roofed porches make it ideal for socializing, rain or shine. In 1989, Capon crews added a fire tower to the rear of the building and a bath tower on the left, giving all ten rooms private baths. During the winter of 2001-2002, the Hampshire again underwent exterior and interior renovations.
A bath tower was added to the right side, and an addition was built onto the back, providing space for a living room and linen storage on each floor. Each room received a makeover, including new doors, windows, walls, ceiling, flooring, fixtures, and furnishing. The ten rooms of the Hampshire, each with private bath and easy access to the living room (one on each floor), includes both single rooms and double rooms.
Guest Review
“Some very large rooms as well as shared “family” rooms (living rooms) for all guests to gather in. The porches are great, with a wide, welcoming set of center stairs that leads up to the cottage first floor. The creek runs by here, too, and the trail to the famous White Cliff starts right here!” – Steve G., Washington, DC
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