Johnston-Truax House

Johnston-Truax House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Johnston-Truax House, September 2012
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Location	209 Seneca St., Weirton, West Virginia
Coordinates	40°25′54″N80°33′11″W / 40.43167°N 80.55306°W / 40.43167; -80.55306
Area	less than one acre
Built	1785
Architect	Johnston, Benjamin, Jr.
NRHP reference No.	93000611 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 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+1⁄2-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]

References

1. "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 June 20, 2011.