Elm Grove (Southside, West Virginia)

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Elm Grove
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Location2283 US 35 N, Southside, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°43′19″N81°57′18″W / 38.72194°N 81.95500°W / 38.72194; -81.95500 Coordinates: 38°43′19″N81°57′18″W / 38.72194°N 81.95500°W / 38.72194; -81.95500
Area17.1 acres (6.9 ha)
Built1803
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 92000897 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1992

"Elm Grove", also known as Long's Landing, is a historic home and national historic district located at Southside, Mason County, West Virginia. The district includes seven contributing buildings and one contributing structure. The manor house is a High Victorian Italianate-style brick farmhouse built in 1884. It features two round attic portholes and three porches. Also on the property is a two-story contributing log house built in 1803, 1920s bungalow, late 19th century barn, a large sandstone fireplace shaped kiln, three outbuildings, and the site of the first brick manor house built c. 1830. [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. Edward L. and Brenda S. Grant (April 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elm Grove" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.