William G. Morgan House
William G. Morgan House, also known as "Morgan Acres," is a historic home located at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built in 1849, and is a two-story, nine bay, brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It is a long, narrow building with a central block and side wings, measuring 75 feet long and 21 feet deep. It features a one-story entrance portico with Doric order columns. The entrance has a Chinese Chippendale transom. Also on the property is a brick outbuilding with heavy board-and-batten door. It was built by William G. Morgan, great-grandson of Morgan Morgan, West Virginia's first white settler. The property was determined in 1924 to be the site of Morgan Morgan's first crude shelter built in 1726.[2]
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| Location | On Secondary Route 24, south of its junction with Secondary Route 26, Bunker Hill, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°19′53″N 78°5′53″W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1726, 1849 |
| Architect | Morgan I. and William G. Morgan |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003489 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 12, 1984 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Frances D. Ruth (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William G. Morgan House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
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