Tavenner House
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| Location | 2401 Camden Ave., Parkersburg, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°15′19″N 81°33′4″W / 39.25528°N 81.55111°W |
| Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
| Built | c. 1812 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001788[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 10, 1982 |
Tavenner House is a historic home located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. The main house was built about 1812, and is a two-story, brick house coated in stucco in the Federal style. It has a gable roof and sits on a foundation of cut stone slabs. The property includes a 1+1⁄2-story frame dependency with a gable roof and covered in novelty siding. It is the oldest remaining building in the Parkersburg area and is associated with Colonel Thomas Tavenner, a prominent early settler of this area.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Bruce Farrington (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tavenner House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
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