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Cedar Grove (Cedar Grove, West Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°13′17″N 81°25′41″W / 38.22139°N 81.42806°W / 38.22139; -81.42806
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Cedar Grove
Cedar Grove (Cedar Grove, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Cedar Grove (Cedar Grove, West Virginia)
Cedar Grove (Cedar Grove, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Cedar Grove (Cedar Grove, West Virginia)
LocationSE of jct. of U.S. 60 and Kanawha and James River Tpke., Cedar Grove, West Virginia
Coordinates38°13′17″N 81°25′41″W / 38.22139°N 81.42806°W / 38.22139; -81.42806
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1844
NRHP reference No.75001893[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 10, 1975

Cedar Grove, also known as the William Tompkins House, is a historic home located at Cedar Grove, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built in 1844, and is a two-story, five-bay, "double pile" rectangular brick house. When built, it had upper and lower verandas across the rear, but these were enclosed about 1892. It features a small entrance portico with a second floor balcony.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Ted McGee and James E. Harding (January 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cedar Grove" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.