Nicholas Switzer House

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Nicholas Switzer House
LocationCounty Route 5 and Waites Run, near Wardensville, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°4′50″N78°34′48″W / 39.08056°N 78.58000°W / 39.08056; -78.58000 Coordinates: 39°4′50″N78°34′48″W / 39.08056°N 78.58000°W / 39.08056; -78.58000
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1778
ArchitectNicholas Switzer
Architectural styleI-house
NRHP reference No. 08001238 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 24, 2008

Nicholas Switzer House, also known as The Old Stone House and "Switzerland," is a historic home located near Wardensville, Hardy County, West Virginia. The house was built in 1788, and is a two-story I-house with a lower-level and attic constructed of uncoursed fieldstone. It sits on a stone foundation and has a side-gable, standing seam metal roof. The rear elevation features a two-story porch built about 1880. The Switzer family were Swiss German immigrants. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. David W. and Billie G. Roberts with Erin Riebe (2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Nicholas Switzer House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-03.