Newcomer Mansion
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| Location | 1735 Douglas Grove Rd., near Martinsburg, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°25′13″N 77°56′17″W / 39.42028°N 77.93806°W |
| Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
| Built | 1820 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000170 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 22, 2006 |
Newcomer Mansion is a historic home located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1820 and consists of a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, Federal-style brick house with a two-story, two bay by one bay log house appended. The main section measures 33 feet by 36 feet. Also on the property is a contributing garage (1940). It was built by Jacob Newcomer, a son of Christian Newcomer (1749–1830), one of the founders of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ denomination.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ David L. Taylor (July 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Newcomer Mansion" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
