- Nicholas Switzer House
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Nicholas Switzer House
Location: County Route 5 and Waites Run, near Wardensville, West Virginia Coordinates: 39°4′50″N 78°34′48″W / 39.08056°N 78.58°WCoordinates: 39°4′50″N 78°34′48″W / 39.08056°N 78.58°W Area: 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) Built: 1778 Architectural style: Other, I-house Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 08001238[1] Added to NRHP: December 24, 2008 Nicholas Switzer House, also known as The Old Stone House and "Switzerland," is a historic home located near Wardensville, Hardy County, West Virginia. The house was built in 1788, and is a two-story I-house with a lower-level and attic constructed of uncoursed fieldstone. It sits on a stone foundation and has a side-gable, standing seam metal roof. The rear elevation features a two story porch built about 1880.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[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.
- ^ David W. and Billie G. Roberts with Erin Riebe (2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Nicholas Switzer House". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/hardy/08001238.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
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