Purinton House
Purinton House | |
 Purinton House, September 2012 | |
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| Location | University Ave., Morgantown, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°38′5″N 79°57′20″W / 39.63472°N 79.95556°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Colonial Revival |
| MPS | West Virginia University Neo-Classical Revival Buildings TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003206[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 19, 1985 |
Purinton House is a historic home associated with the West Virginia University and located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was built in 1904, and is a 2 1/2 story masonry dwelling with Classical Revival and Colonial Revival style features. It features a large wraparound porch whose hipped roof is supported by Ionic order columns. The porch roof is topped by a balustrade. The roof is topped by a balustraded deck and widow's walk. It served as the on-campus residence for university presidents from 1905 to 1967. On November 2, 1911, President William Howard Taft delivered the address "World Wide Speech," from the front porch of Purinton House.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Randall Gooden (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Purinton House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
Categories:
- West Virginia University campus
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Colonial Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Neoclassical architecture in West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1904
- Houses in Morgantown, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs