Alexander Wade House

Infobox_nrhp | name =Alexander Wade House
nrhp_type =nhl


caption =
location= Morgantown, West Virginia
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 37
lat_seconds = 29
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 79
long_minutes = 57
long_seconds = 30
long_direction = W
locmapin=West Virginia
area =
built =1872
architect= Unknown
architecture= Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
designated= December 21, 1965cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=562&ResourceType=Building
title=Alexander Wade House |accessdate=2007-10-13|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 15, 1966cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=66000752

Alexander Wade House was the home of educator Alexander Wade (1832-1904), who became known for the system of grade promotional exams and graduations he developed to serve needs of rural students. The system was adopted widely.

The house was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1965.cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=562&ResourceType=Building
title=Alexander Wade House |accessdate=2007-10-13|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service] ,citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000752.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Alexander Wade House] |286 KB|date=, 19 |author= |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000752.pdf Accompanying 3 photos, exterior and interior, from 1974.] |1.44 MB]

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