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Dr. W. W. Monroe House

Coordinates: 39°16′10″N 81°31′58″W / 39.26944°N 81.53278°W / 39.26944; -81.53278
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Dr. W. W. Monroe House
Dr. W. W. Monroe House, May 2013
Dr. W. W. Monroe House is located in West Virginia
Dr. W. W. Monroe House
Dr. W. W. Monroe House is located in the United States
Dr. W. W. Monroe House
Location1703 Park Ave., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates39°16′10″N 81°31′58″W / 39.26944°N 81.53278°W / 39.26944; -81.53278
AreaLess than one acre
Built1898 (1898)
ArchitectWarne, H. Rus
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.12000469[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 1, 2012

Dr. W. W. Monroe House is a historic home located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1898, and is a 2+12-story, frame dwelling on a sandstone foundation and clad in weatherboard. The house features a large wrap-around porch, two corner turrets, a hipped roof with dormers, decorative brackets, and dentils characteristic of the Queen Anne style. It was designed by noted Charleston, West Virginia architect H. Rus Warne (1872–1954).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/30/12 through 8/03/12. National Park Service. 2012-08-10.
  2. ^ James L. Miracle and Erin Riebe (February 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dr. W. W. Monroe House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2014-02-20.