Elizabeth Kunkel House

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Elizabeth Kunkel House
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LocationWestern side of U.S. Route 11, 2.4 mi (3.9 km) north of Martinsburg, near Martinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°29′14″N77°56′49″W / 39.48722°N 77.94694°W / 39.48722; -77.94694 Coordinates: 39°29′14″N77°56′49″W / 39.48722°N 77.94694°W / 39.48722; -77.94694
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1907
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No. 91000557 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 17, 1991

Elizabeth Kunkel House is a historic home located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907 and is a two-story, "L"-shaped, Late Victorian Gothic-style wood frame dwelling. It measures 40 feet wide and 50 feet deep, with a gable roof, and sits on a stone foundation. It features two steeply pitched Gothic dormers. Also on the property are an early-20th century frame smokehouse and storage building. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [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. Frances D. Ruth (November 1990) [September 1985]. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elizabeth Kunkel House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2011.