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Briarwood (Charleston, West Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°20′13″N 81°38′7″W / 38.33694°N 81.63528°W / 38.33694; -81.63528
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Briarwood
Briarwood (Charleston, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Briarwood (Charleston, West Virginia)
Briarwood (Charleston, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Briarwood (Charleston, West Virginia)
Location1240 Staunton Rd., Charleston, West Virginia
Coordinates38°20′13″N 81°38′7″W / 38.33694°N 81.63528°W / 38.33694; -81.63528
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1922
ArchitectCrowthers, Fred
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPSSouth Hills MRA
NRHP reference No.84000396[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 26, 1984

Briarwood is a historic home located at Charleston, West Virginia. It was designed in the 1920s by English-born architect Fred Crowthers for Dr. Rhuell Hampton Merrill, the minister of the Kanawha Presbyterian Church from 1898 to 1907. The English Tudor style home features varying roof lines and asymmetrical massing.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as part of the South Hills Multiple Resource Area.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form" (PDF). Briarwood. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. 2009-04-04.