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Morton House (Webster Springs, West Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°28′33″N 80°24′32″W / 38.47583°N 80.40889°W / 38.47583; -80.40889
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Morton House
Morton House (Webster Springs, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Morton House (Webster Springs, West Virginia)
Morton House (Webster Springs, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Morton House (Webster Springs, West Virginia)
LocationUnion St., Webster Springs, West Virginia
Coordinates38°28′33″N 80°24′32″W / 38.47583°N 80.40889°W / 38.47583; -80.40889
Built1912
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.86000795[1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1986

Morton House, also known as Morton Mansion, is a historic home with Queen Anne style located at Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia that dates to 1912. It is a massive red brick dwelling set on a solid stone foundation, with a hipped roof and features a pair of 2+12-story turrets and each is topped with a conical shingled roof and capped with wooden finials. It also has a wraparound porch around 3/4 of the house.

It was the home of Eskridge H. Morton (1866-1940) a prominent local attorney and elected official in the West Virginia State Government.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[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. ^ William T. Wright (December 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morton House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.