Dr. James W. Hale House | |
 Site, now occupied by a post office | |
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| Location | 1034 Mercer St., Princeton, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°22′6″N81°5′54″W / 37.36833°N 81.09833°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | c. 1885 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001941 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 12, 1976 |
Dr. James W. Hale House, also known as the Hale-Pendleton House, "Temple Knob," and "Temple Hill," was a historic home located at Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia. Built about 1885, it was a large, two-story plus basement brick house. The house had many Gothic Revival features, such as pointed-arch windows with panes divided by simple geometric tracery, gingerbread bargeboards, and a large verandah completely around the west and south elevations. The verandah roof was supported by more than 12 fluted columns and a cornice with dentil molding in the Greek Revival style. The house sat atop Temple Knob, a small rise said to have been used as a signal point by both Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]
