- Morton House (Webster Springs, West Virginia)
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Morton House
Location: Union St., Webster Springs, West Virginia Coordinates: 38°28′33″N 80°24′32″W / 38.47583°N 80.40889°WCoordinates: 38°28′33″N 80°24′32″W / 38.47583°N 80.40889°W Built: 1912 Architectural style: Queen Anne Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 86000795[1] Added to NRHP: April 15, 1986 Morton House, also known as Morton Mansion, is a historic home located at Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia. It is a Queen Anne style house that dates to 1912. It is a massive red brick dwelling set on a solid stone foundation and with a hipped roof. It features two, 2 1/2 story turrets and each is topped with a conical shingled roof and capped with wooden finials. It also has a wraparound porch around 3/4 of the house. It was the home of Eskridge H. Morton (1866-1940) a prominent local attorney and elected official in the West Virginia State Government.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ William T. Wright (December 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morton House". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/webster/86000795.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
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Other lists Keeper of the Register • History of the National Register of Historic Places • Property types • Historic district • Contributing property Categories:- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Queen Anne architecture in West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1912
- Buildings and structures in Webster County, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
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