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McMechen Lockmaster Houses on the Ohio River

Coordinates: 39°59′21″N 80°44′4″W / 39.98917°N 80.73444°W / 39.98917; -80.73444
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McMechen Lockmaster Houses on the Ohio River
Site of the houses, now destroyed
McMechen Lockmaster Houses on the Ohio River is located in West Virginia
McMechen Lockmaster Houses on the Ohio River
McMechen Lockmaster Houses on the Ohio River is located in the United States
McMechen Lockmaster Houses on the Ohio River
Location623-625 Grant St., McMechen, West Virginia
Coordinates39°59′21″N 80°44′4″W / 39.98917°N 80.73444°W / 39.98917; -80.73444
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1910
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.92001485 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1992

The McMechen Lockmaster Houses on the Ohio River, also known as the Ohio River Lock & Dam No. 13, were a set of two historic homes located at McMechen, Marshall County, West Virginia. They were built by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1910, to house the lockmaster's family and engineer. They were set side by side and are mirror images of each other. They were 2½ stories high, with a brick first floor and aggregate stucco above in the Tudor Revival style. They feature vertical wood half-timbering, angled on the gable ends.[2]

They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Katherine M. Jourdan (August 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McMechen Lockmaster Houses on the Ohio River" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.