Elmhurst (Wellsburg, West Virginia)

Elmhurst

Elmhurst, April 2011
Location 1606 Pleasant Ave., Wellsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 40°16′47″N 80°36′22″W / 40.27972°N 80.60611°W / 40.27972; -80.60611Coordinates: 40°16′47″N 80°36′22″W / 40.27972°N 80.60611°W / 40.27972; -80.60611
Area 3.3 acres (1.3 ha)
Built 1848
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Pleasant Avenue MRA
NRHP Reference #

86001072

[1]
Added to NRHP May 16, 1986

Elmhurst, also known as the William H. Tarr House or William and Carol Lynn Residence, is a historic country home located at Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in 1848, and is a two story, five bay, rectangular brick dwelling with a hipped roof in the Greek Revival style. It sits on a stone ashlar foundation and features a single bay portico with a hipped roof supported by Tuscan order columns. Also on the property is a contributing small barn.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Hiram J. Lester (September 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elmhurst" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.


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