Stone Manse

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Stone Manse
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LocationCounty Route 38 (Stonehouse Rd.), near Caldwell, West Virginia
Coordinates 37°47′52″N80°22′45″W / 37.79778°N 80.37917°W / 37.79778; -80.37917 Coordinates: 37°47′52″N80°22′45″W / 37.79778°N 80.37917°W / 37.79778; -80.37917
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1796, 1833
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 04000307 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 2004

Stone Manse is a historic manse located near Caldwell, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was built in 1796, and is a 2+12-story, gable roofed, Federal style dwelling. It was built using brown, red, and gray stones from the nearby Greenbrier River. A wood-frame addition was completed in 1833. The house served as the first manse of the Old Stone Presbyterian Church in Lewisburg and was originally the home of Reverend Benjamin Porter Grigsby, the congregation's second minister. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [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. Richard A. and Judith A. Lewis, with Erin Riebe (November 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stone Manse" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-31.