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May–Kraus Farm

Coordinates: 39°1′22″N 80°37′46″W / 39.02278°N 80.62944°W / 39.02278; -80.62944
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May–Kraus Farm
May–Kraus Farm is located in West Virginia
May–Kraus Farm
May–Kraus Farm is located in the United States
May–Kraus Farm
Location3052 Crooked Run Rd., near Alum Bridge, West Virginia
Coordinates39°1′22″N 80°37′46″W / 39.02278°N 80.62944°W / 39.02278; -80.62944
Area110 acres (45 ha)
Built1850
Built byLawrence May
Architectural styleI-House
NRHP reference No.06000175[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 2006

May–Kraus Farm, also known as La Paix Herb Farm, is a historic home located near Alum Bridge, Lewis County, West Virginia. The original farmhouse was built about 1850, and is a two-story log house appended as an ell to the rear of the main house. The main house is a two-story, wood-frame I house. It features a two-story porch. Also on the property is a root cellar (1880) and chicken / pig shed (1880).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[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. ^ Myra Bonhage-Hale (November 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: May–Kraus Farm" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
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