Nicholas Switzer House

Nicholas Switzer House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nicholas Switzer House Show map of Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia Nicholas Switzer House Show map of West Virginia Nicholas Switzer House Show map of the United States
Location	County 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
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1778
Architect	Nicholas Switzer
Architectural style	I-house
NRHP reference No.	08001238 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 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]

References

1. "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 August 3, 2011.