Captain David Pugh House

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Captain David Pugh House
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Captain David Pugh House
LocationCacapon River Road
Hooks Mills, West Virginia, USA
Coordinates 39°14′35″N78°27′47″W / 39.24306°N 78.46306°W / 39.24306; -78.46306 Coordinates: 39°14′35″N78°27′47″W / 39.24306°N 78.46306°W / 39.24306; -78.46306
Area34.8 acres (14.1 ha)
Built1835
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference No. 04000913 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 2004

The Captain David Pugh House is a historic 19th-century Federal-style residence on the Cacapon River in the unincorporated community of Hooks Mills in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. It is also known by its current farm name, Riversdell. It is a 2+12-story frame dwelling built in 1835. It sits on a stone foundation and has a 2+12-story addition built in 1910. The front facade features a centered porch with shed roof supported by two Tuscan order columns. The rear has a two-story, full-width porch recessed under the gable roof. Also on the property are a contributing spring house (c. 1835), shed (c. 1900), outhouse (c. 1930), and stone wall (c. 1835). [2]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Eric Burleyson and Kirsten Weiblen with Erin Riebe (April 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Captain David Pugh House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2011-08-05.