Ford House (Morgantown, West Virginia)

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Ford House
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Location310 Ford St., Morgantown, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°37′18″N79°57′45″W / 39.62167°N 79.96250°W / 39.62167; -79.96250
Arealess than one acre
Built1868
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 93001227 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1993

Ford House is a historic home located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was built about 1868, and is a 1+12-story, L-shaped Gothic Revival style cottage. It features a steeply pitched gable roof, a Gothic arched window in the center gable, and lattice work in lieu of bargeboard on the front porch. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [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. Gillian Berman and Barbara J. Howe (July 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ford House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.