The Christian Allemong House, also known as the Amos Janney House, is located near Summit Point, West Virginia

Summit Point, West Virginia

Summit Point is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It lies along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at the intersection of West Virginia Secondary Route 1 and Summit Point Pike. According to the 2000 census, the Summit Point community has a population...

. The house was built circa 1830 in the Georgian style with Greek Revival detailing. The house was owned by Amos Janney from 1848 to 1868. During the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

, it is believed that Union soldiers wintered in the area to the north of the house, digging four wells, of which one survives. A local belief describes the nearby community of Jamestown

Jamestown, West Virginia

Jamestown is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA. Jamestown lies near the Clarke County, Virginia border on County Route 2 southwest of Summit Point....

as the former slave quarters of the Allemong property.