Zachary Taylor Wellington House

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Zachary Taylor Wellington House
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Location415 Main St.,
Huntington, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°25′35″N82°23′24″W / 38.42639°N 82.39000°W / 38.42639; -82.39000 Coordinates: 38°25′35″N82°23′24″W / 38.42639°N 82.39000°W / 38.42639; -82.39000
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectZ.T. Wellington, Erastus Wellington
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Folk Victorian
NRHP reference No. 08001235 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 24, 2008

Zachary Taylor Wellington House is a historic home located at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. It is a two-story I house form dwelling. It was originally constructed about 1847, as a small, 1+12-story, hall-and parlor house. About 1870, an addition and substantial changes were made giving the house its current appearance with Folk Victorian detailing. The house is associated with Zachary Taylor Wellington (18 April 1847 – 25 August 1923) a prominent Republican politician who served in numerous public offices while residing in Guyandotte. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [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. Karen N. Nance (June 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Zachary Taylor Wellington House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.