Jonathan M. Bennett House
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| Location | Court Ave., Weston, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°2′11″N 80°27′55″W / 39.03639°N 80.46528°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002804[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 9, 1978 |
Jonathan M. Bennett House, also known as Louis Bennett Public Library, is a historic home located at Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia. It was built in 1874-1875, and is a 17-room mansion in the High Victorian Italianate style. It features a 4 1/2 story entrance tower with a mansard roof. It also has heavy wooden brackets on the tower and verandah, a balustraded tower balcony, and an elaborate bargeboard. it was left by Mrs. Louis Bennett, Sr., in 1922 to the citizens of Lewis County as a public library and community center.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is located in the Weston Downtown Historic District, listed in 1985.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Rodney S. Collins (November 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jonathan M. Bennett House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
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Categories:
- Houses completed in 1875
- Houses in Lewis County, West Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Italianate architecture in West Virginia
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Lewis County, West Virginia
- Public libraries in West Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in West Virginia
- Historic district contributing properties in West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs