Samuel Cunningham House

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Samuel Cunningham House
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LocationSoutheast of Hedgesville off WV 9, near Hedgesville, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°31′45″N77°58′46″W / 39.52917°N 77.97944°W / 39.52917; -77.97944
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1820
ArchitectCunningham, Samuel; Cunningham, William
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 76001930 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976

Samuel Cunningham House, also known as Pleasant View Farm, is a historic home located near Hedgesville, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built in 1820 and is a two-story, eight-bay, gable roofed stone and brick house. The house was expanded about 1840 and a Colonial Revival style porch was added in the early 20th century. Also on the property is a brick smoke house. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [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. James E. Harding (May 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Samuel Cunningham House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.