Crawford-Gardner House

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Crawford-Gardner House
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Location743 Myrtle Rd., Charleston, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°20′43″N81°38′34″W / 38.34528°N 81.64278°W / 38.34528; -81.64278 Coordinates: 38°20′43″N81°38′34″W / 38.34528°N 81.64278°W / 38.34528; -81.64278
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1904
ArchitectCalderwood, Andrew
Architectural styleAmerican Four Square
MPS South Hills MRA
NRHP reference No. 84000401 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 26, 1984

Crawford-Gardner House is a historic home located at Charleston, West Virginia. Ellis Thayer Crawford was the senior member of Crawford and Ashby, a real estate firm dealing in coal and timber lands. He and his wife built this home around 1904. It is an American Foursquare-style house that features an intricately patterned wood floor. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as part of the South Hills Multiple Resource Area. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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). Crawford-Gardner House. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. 2009-04-04.