Morgan-Gold House
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| Location | WV 26, Bunker Hill, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°19′56″N 78°4′40″W / 39.33222°N 78.07778°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1745 |
| Architect | David Morgan |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001519 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 8, 1985 |
Morgan-Gold House, also known as "Golden Meadows" or the Samuel Gold House, is a historic home located at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It is an L-shaped, three-bay, two-story, log dwelling on a stone foundation. The front section was built about 1809, and is a 20 1/2-feet deep and 30 1/2-feet wide block, with a pedimented portico in the Greek Revival style. The rear part of the ell was built about 1745 by David Morgan, son of the Morgan Morgan the first white settler of West Virginia. Also on the property are three log outbuildings and Victorian-era granary.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Frances D. Ruth (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morgan-Gold House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
Categories:
- Greek Revival houses in West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1745
- Houses completed in 1809
- Houses in Berkeley County, West Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Morgan family of West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Berkeley County, West Virginia
- Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- 1745 establishments in the Colony of Virginia
- Berkeley County, West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs