Historic farmhouse upgrades heating: A geothermal heating/cooling system helps preserve this 19th century building

摘要

The Cockayne Farm was at one time an internationally recognized Merino wool-producing farm in what is now Glen Dale, W.Va. The 19th century Cockayne family members were social, political and agricultural leaders in the community. Samuel A. J. Cockayne, a lifelong Glen Dale resident and a descendent of an early pioneer to the area, died in November 2001. In his will, he bequeathed his aging 1850s farmhouse and its immense collection to Glen Dale. The once 303-acre farm had been reduced to the Cockayne Farmhouse and one-half acre of yard.