Hancock House (Bluefield, West Virginia)
Hancock House | |
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| Location | 300 Sussex St., Bluefield, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°16′33″N 81°13′13″W / 37.27583°N 81.22028°W |
| Built | 1907 |
| Architect | M.H. Pettigo |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, American Foursquare |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001783[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 17, 1990 |
The Hancock House, also known as the "Alpha House," is a historic home located at Bluefield in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1907, and is a large, 2½-story frame dwelling in the American Foursquare style. It features a massive, very deep porch encircling the house on the front and side elevations and a porte cochere. The house was purchased by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity of Bluefield State College in 1962.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Marvin W. Rogers (April 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Easley House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
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Categories:
- African-American history of West Virginia
- American Foursquare architecture in West Virginia
- Bluefield State College
- Houses in Mercer County, West Virginia
- Fraternity and sorority houses
- Houses completed in 1907
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Mercer County, West Virginia
- Alpha Phi Alpha
- Buildings and structures in Bluefield, West Virginia
- New River Greenbrier Registered Historic Place stubs