Prichard House (Huntington, West Virginia)

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Prichard House
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Location500 Twelfth Ave.,
Huntington, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°24′31″N82°26′51″W / 38.40861°N 82.44750°W / 38.40861; -82.44750 Coordinates: 38°24′31″N82°26′51″W / 38.40861°N 82.44750°W / 38.40861; -82.44750
Arealess than one acre
Built1921
ArchitectJohn J. West
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italian Renaissance
NRHP reference No. 01000261 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 2001

Prichard House is a historic home located at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. It was built between 1921 and 1923, and is an Italian Renaissance-style residence. The house is built of gray North Carolina granite, topped by a Spanish tile roof, and sits on a reinforced concrete foundation. It features a distinctive two story tower and two roof garden chimneys. At the entrance to the property is the original wrought iron fence supported by granite pillars and iron gates. Also on the property are complementary and contributing guesthouse / garage and chicken house. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [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. Ann D. Ratcliff (October 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Prichard House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.