Rauch House | |
Location | Off WV 9, south of Martinsburg, near Martinsburg, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°25′20″N77°58′6″W / 39.42222°N 77.96833°W Coordinates: 39°25′20″N77°58′6″W / 39.42222°N 77.96833°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1898 |
Architect | Rauch, Edmund David |
Architectural style | Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 94001298 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 4, 1994 |
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