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Newcomer Mansion
Location: 1735 Douglas Grove Rd., near Martinsburg, West Virginia Coordinates: 39°25′13″N 77°56′17″W / 39.42028°N 77.93806°WCoordinates: 39°25′13″N 77°56′17″W / 39.42028°N 77.93806°W Area: 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) Built: 1820 Architectural style: Federal Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 06000170
[1]Added to NRHP: March 22, 2006 Newcomer Mansion is a historic home located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1820 and consists of a 2 1⁄2-story , three-bay, Federal-style brick house with a two-story, two bay by one bay log house appended. The main section measures 33 feet by 36 feet. Also on the property is a contributing garage (1940). It was built by Jacob Newcomer, a son of Christian Newcomer (1749–1830), one of the founders of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ denomination.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[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.
- ^ David L. Taylor (July 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Newcomer Mansion". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/berkeley/06000170.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
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Other lists Categories:- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Federal architecture in West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1820
- Houses in Berkeley County, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Berkeley County, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
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