- Old Stone House (Morgantown, West Virginia)
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Old Stone House
Old Stone House, August 2008
Location: Chestnut St., Morgantown, West Virginia Coordinates: 39°37′49″N 79°57′26″W / 39.63028°N 79.95722°WCoordinates: 39°37′49″N 79°57′26″W / 39.63028°N 79.95722°W Area: 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) Built: c. 1796 Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 72001290[1] Added to NRHP: December 27, 1972 Old Stone House is a historic home located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. The original section was built about 1796, and is a two-story stone structure measuring 26 feet, 8 inches, by 20 feet, 8 inches. A one-story, timber frame addition built in the early 1900s and measures 16 feet, 7 inches, by 16 feet, 4 inches. It is one of the oldest surviving examples of rustic pioneer architecture in Monongalia County. In 1935, it became headquarters of the Morgantown Service League, who operates a gift shop in the house.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is located in the Downtown Morgantown Historic District, listed in 1996.[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.
- ^ unknown (undated). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Stone House". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/monongalia/72001290.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
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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
- Houses completed in 1796
- Buildings and structures in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- Morgantown, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
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