Sunset Hill (Alderson, West Virginia)

Sunset Hill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Flat Mountain Rd., Alderson, West Virginia
Coordinates	37°42′32″N80°38′18″W / 37.70889°N 80.63833°W / 37.70889; -80.63833
Area	321.9 acres (130.3 ha)
Built	1880
Architectural style	I-house
NRHP reference No.	00000777 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 14, 2000

"Sunset Hill", also known as the Alderson Home, is a historic home located at Alderson, Monroe County, West Virginia. The main farmhouse was built in 1880, and is a two-story I house with side gables and a two-story ell. The front facade features a gable portico supported by four Doric order columns. Also on the property are a contributing cottage (c. 1900), privy built by the Works Progress Administration (c. 1935–1936), barn (c. 1900), cistern (c. 1880), and entrance gates (c. 1925). ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Erin Pogany, Katherine Jourdan, and Mr. and Mrs. John Alderson (February 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sunset Hill" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 18, 2011.