Pendleton Heights (Bethany, West Virginia)

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Pendleton Heights at Bethany College, April 2011
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LocationBethany College campus, Bethany, West Virginia
Coordinates 40°12′24″N80°33′35″W / 40.20667°N 80.55972°W / 40.20667; -80.55972
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1841
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No. 75001882 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 26, 1975

Pendleton Heights, also known as the William K. Pendleton House and Christman Manor at Pendleton Heights, is a historic home located on the campus of Bethany College, at Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in 1841, as a small, box like dwelling. It was altered in 1872 by college president William K. Pendleton to take on a Gothic Revival-style of architecture like other buildings on campus. It is a two-story brick residence with characteristic steep gable roofs and arched windows. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. James E. Harding (April 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pendleton Heights" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.