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Edgefield (Renick, West Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°59′47″N 80°21′21″W / 37.99639°N 80.35583°W / 37.99639; -80.35583
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Edgefield
Edgefield (Renick, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Edgefield (Renick, West Virginia)
Edgefield (Renick, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Edgefield (Renick, West Virginia)
Location461 Brownstown Rd., Renick, West Virginia
Coordinates37°59′47″N 80°21′21″W / 37.99639°N 80.35583°W / 37.99639; -80.35583
Area91 acres (37 ha)
Builtc. 1897 (1897)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.12001047[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 2012

Edgefield is a historic home and farm complex located at Renick, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The Edgefield House is a frame, two-story, three-bay building with a side gable roof. It has a two-story ell with an asymmetrical gabled roof. The front facade is dominated by a full-height (two-story) open porch supported by four large square columns. Also on the property are the contributing coal shed, meat house, cistern, granary, machine shed, and two barns. Between 1935 and 1960, Floy Whiting Whorrell (a daughter of G. W. Whiting), a widow operated (and later owned) the farm.[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/10/12 through 12/14/12. National Park Service. 2012-12-21. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  2. ^ W. Scott Breckinridge Smith (May 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Edgefield" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.