William E. Mohler House

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William E. Mohler House
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Location819 Pennsylvania Ave., St. Albans, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°23′7″N81°50′12″W / 38.38528°N 81.83667°W / 38.38528; -81.83667
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1900
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No. 83003242 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 10, 1983

William E. Mohler House, also known as "Hill Grove", is a historic home located at St. Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built about 1900, and is a 2+12-story, frame rectangular dwelling with a corner tower in the Queen Anne style. It sits on a stone foundation. It has a complex roof of multiple gables, with four colossal paneled brick chimneys. The upper most floor houses a ballroom. It was built by William E. Mohler, president of the area's largest lumber company. The property was sold for use as a church in 1965, and occupied by Covenant Presbyterian Church when listed in 1983. [2] In 1992, Covenant Presbyterian Church moved to Nitro, West Virginia. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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. Michael J. Pauley; W. Neil Richardson & Rodney S. Collins (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William E. Mohler House" (PDF). NPGallery - Digital Asset Management System. National Park Service. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  3. "A Brief Church History". Covenant Presbyterian Church. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2023.