Danforth Brown House

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Danforth Brown House
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Location555 Washington Pike (West Virginia Route 27), near Wellsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 40°16′4″N80°35′26″W / 40.26778°N 80.59056°W / 40.26778; -80.59056
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Architectural styleItalianate, I-house
NRHP reference No. 92001484 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1992

Danforth Brown House, also known as Old Worrell Farm, is a historic home located near Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. It is a two-story, five-bay, brick and frame I house form dwelling in the Italianate style. The original section was built in 1823, with additions built in the 1870s. It sits on a sandstone foundation. Also on the property is the original spring house. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [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. Mr. and Mrs. David Cost (August 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Danforth Brown House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.