Asbury House

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Asbury House
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Location2922 Putnam Ave., Hurricane, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°26′2″N82°1′8″W / 38.43389°N 82.01889°W / 38.43389; -82.01889 Coordinates: 38°26′2″N82°1′8″W / 38.43389°N 82.01889°W / 38.43389; -82.01889
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectMacFarland Connor, William McCallister
Architectural styleI-house
NRHP reference No. 97000266 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1997

Asbury House is a historic home located at Hurricane, Putnam County, West Virginia. It was built about 1876, and is a two-story brick dwelling in the Greek Revival / I house style. It features a reconstructed small front portico with metal hip roof and columns. In 1969, it was purchased as a parsonage by the Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church. It was moved to a new location in 1994. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Jennifer K. Peters and Katherine M. Jourdan (November 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Asbury House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.