Johnston-Truax House

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Johnston-Truax House
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Johnston-Truax House, September 2012
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Location209 Seneca St., Weirton, West Virginia
Coordinates 40°25′54″N80°33′11″W / 40.43167°N 80.55306°W / 40.43167; -80.55306 Coordinates: 40°25′54″N80°33′11″W / 40.43167°N 80.55306°W / 40.43167; -80.55306
Arealess than one acre
Built1785
ArchitectJohnston, Benjamin, Jr.
NRHP reference No. 93000611 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 1993

Johnston-Truax House is a historic home located at Weirton, Hancock County, West Virginia. The original log section was built in 1785, and expanded about 1850 and in 1886. It is a 1+12-story building with a one-story wing. It has log walls covered with clapboard and in turn with siding. It features a full porch with a shed roof. [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. March 13, 2009.
  2. Katherine M. Jourdan (March 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Johnston-Truax House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.