Over the last 68 years, Huxley Hall has appeared on the House and Garden Tour only twice, the last time being 1965. Huxley Hall shows the evolution of a fine Shenandoah Valley home in its stone and brick construction. The house borders Tuscarora Creek with a lovely expanse of lawn running down to the banks of the stream.
The original stone section of the house was built in 1782 by Captain John Kerney, an American Revolutionary soldier, who engaged in the American service in July 1775. At the end of the Revolutionary War, he returned to Berkeley County to live.
Upon entering the house, hand painted wallpaper treatments adorn the front hall and continue to the upper floors. A three story open staircase rises from the first floor to the third where an additional bedroom is located. Often referred to as the “Dormitory” this room served as the bedroom for the three sons of the most recent owner. A large open fireplace adds great charm to the new modern country kitchen in the older stone portion of the house. A stone smokehouse sits just outside the kitchen door.
In May 2009, The National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, Sir George Calvert Chapter, Maryland, recognized the historical significance of Huxley Hall. Likewise, Huxley Hall is recognized as a Berkeley County Historic Landmark.
