Decatur Hedges House | |
Location | WV 9, near Hedgesville, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°30′48″N77°58′20″W / 39.51333°N 77.97222°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1874 |
Architectural style | Gothic, Vernacular Victorian Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 84003473 [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 12, 1984 |
Decatur Hedges House is a historic home located near Hedgesville, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built in 1874 and is a two-story, five-bay, L-shaped brick dwelling. It measures 38 feet wide by 48 feet deep and sits on a stone foundation. Also on the property is a one-story, gable roofed brick outbuilding. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]
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