Jacob VanDoren House

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Jacob VanDoren House
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Location1 mi (1.6 km) southwest of the junction of County Routes 40 and 45/3, Martinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°25′37″N77°53′25″W / 39.42694°N 77.89028°W / 39.42694; -77.89028 Coordinates: 39°25′37″N77°53′25″W / 39.42694°N 77.89028°W / 39.42694; -77.89028
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1830
ArchitectJacob VanDoren
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 84003504 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1984

Jacob VanDoren House, also known as "Allen Dale," is a historic home located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built between 1830 and 1836, and is a 2+12-story, stucco coated stone house in the Greek Revival style. It has a hip roof with balustraded deck and measures 49 feet wide by 44 feet deep. It features a one-story, one bay, entrance porch with a hip roof supported by Ionic order columns. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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. Frances D. Ruth (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jacob VanDoren House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.