Samuel Starks House

Samuel Starks House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Samuel Starks House, April 2009
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Location	413 Shrewsbury St., Charleston, West Virginia
Coordinates	38°21′2″N81°37′50″W / 38.35056°N 81.63056°W / 38.35056; -81.63056
Built	1906
Architectural style	American Foursquare
NRHP reference No.	87002526 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 1, 1988

Samuel Starks House is a historic home located at Charleston, West Virginia.

It is an American Foursquare style home built in 1908, as home for Samuel W. Starks (1866–1908). Starks was a nationally prominent African American leader in the Knights of Pythias fraternal organization. ^[2]

It was severely damaged by a fire in 1981 and subsequently repaired and renovated. The Samuel Starks House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. ^[1]

See also

• List of Knights of Pythias buildings
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kanawha County, West Virginia

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form" (PDF). Samuel Starks House. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. April 4, 2009.