Chilton House

Chilton House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	Off U.S. 60, St. Albans, West Virginia
Coordinates:	38°23′13″N 81°50′24″W / 38.38694°N 81.84°W / 38.38694; -81.84Coordinates: 38°23′13″N 81°50′24″W / 38.38694°N 81.84°W / 38.38694; -81.84
Area:	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built:	1857
Architectural style:	Gothic Revival
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	77001376[1]
Added to NRHP:	April 29, 1977

Chilton House is a historic home located at St. Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built in 1857, and is a "T"-shaped brick dwelling in the Gothic Revival style. The roof structure has a total of seven gables, three in the head and four in the leg of its "T" shape. In 1975, the house was moved approximately 200 yards to its new location and set on a cinder block and sandstone foundation. In 1883, the house became the property of William and Mary Chilton, whose son Senator William E. Chilton (1858-1939) was a frequent visitor.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ James E. Harding (December 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chilton House". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/kanawha/77001376.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-05.