Purinton House

Purinton House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Purinton House, September 2012
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Location	University Ave., Morgantown, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°38′5″N79°57′20″W / 39.63472°N 79.95556°W / 39.63472; -79.95556
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1904
Architect	Fulton, J. Charles
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Colonial Revival
MPS	West Virginia University Neo-Classical Revival Buildings TR
NRHP reference No.	85003206 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 19, 1985

Purinton House is a historic home associated with the West Virginia University and located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was built in 1904, and is a 2+1⁄2-story masonry dwelling with Classical Revival and Colonial Revival style features. It features a large wraparound porch whose hip roof is supported by Ionic order columns. The porch roof is topped by a balustrade. The roof is topped by a balustraded deck and widow's walk. It served as the on-campus residence for university presidents from 1905 to 1967. On November 2, 1911, President William Howard Taft delivered the address "World Wide Speech," from the front porch of Purinton House. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Randall Gooden (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Purinton House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 18, 2011.