- Dr. James W. Hale House
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Dr. James W. Hale House
Location: 1034 Mercer St., Princeton, West Virginia Coordinates: 37°22′7″N 81°5′55″W / 37.36861°N 81.09861°WCoordinates: 37°22′7″N 81°5′55″W / 37.36861°N 81.09861°W Area: 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) Built: c. 1885 Architectural style: Greek Revival, Gothic Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 76001941[1] Added to NRHP: March 12, 1976 Dr. James W. Hale House, also known as the Hale-Pendleton House, "Temple Knob," and "Temple Hill," is a historic home located at Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia. It was built about 1885, and is a large, two-story plus basement brick house. The house has many Gothic Revival features, such as pointed-arch windows with panes divided by simple geometric tracery, gingerbread bargeboards, and a large verandah completely around the west and south elevations. The verandah roof is supported by more than 12 fluted columns and a cornice with dentil molding in the Greek Revival style. The house is built on Temple Knob, a small rise said to have been used as a signal point by both Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ James E. Harding (October 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dr. James W. Hale House". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/mercer/76001941.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
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Other lists Categories:- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Greek Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Gothic Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1885
- Buildings and structures in Mercer County, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
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