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Meldahl House

Coordinates: 39°13′28″N 81°40′57″W / 39.22444°N 81.68250°W / 39.22444; -81.68250
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Meldahl House
Meldahl House is located in West Virginia
Meldahl House
Meldahl House is located in the United States
Meldahl House
LocationWashington Bottom Rd. off WV 892, near Washington, West Virginia
Coordinates39°13′28″N 81°40′57″W / 39.22444°N 81.68250°W / 39.22444; -81.68250
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built byLewis Fankhauser (house)
Charlie Behrens (wine cellar)
Architectural styleAmerican Four Square
NRHP reference No.91000550[1]
Added to NRHPMay 17, 1991

Meldahl House is a historic home located near Washington, Wood County, West Virginia. The house was built in the 1920s, and is a 2+12-story, three bay by three bay, frame American Foursquare style residence. It has a hipped roof and a central stone chimney. Also on the property is a wine cellar constructed about 1860 and a wooden gazebo. The property is associated with the once-flourishing wine and grape industry of Wood County.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Bernard L. Allen and Michael J. Pauley (January 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Meldahl House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-15.