Tavenner House

Tavenner House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	2401 Camden Ave., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°15′19″N81°33′4″W / 39.25528°N 81.55111°W / 39.25528; -81.55111
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built	c. 1812
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	82001788 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 10, 1982

Tavenner House is a historic home located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. The main house was built about 1812, and is a two-story, brick house coated in stucco in the Federal style. It has a gable roof and sits on a foundation of cut stone slabs. The property includes a 1+1⁄2-story frame dependency with a gable roof and covered in novelty siding. It is the oldest remaining building in the Parkersburg area and is associated with Colonel Thomas Tavenner, a prominent early settler of this area. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Wood County, West Virginia

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Bruce Farrington (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tavenner House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 15, 2011.