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Newcomer Mansion

Coordinates: 39°25′13″N 77°56′17″W / 39.42028°N 77.93806°W / 39.42028; -77.93806
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Newcomer Mansion
Newcomer Mansion is located in West Virginia
Newcomer Mansion
Newcomer Mansion is located in the United States
Newcomer Mansion
Location1735 Douglas Grove Rd., near Martinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates39°25′13″N 77°56′17″W / 39.42028°N 77.93806°W / 39.42028; -77.93806
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1820
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.06000170 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 2006

Newcomer Mansion is a historic home located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1820 and consists of a 2+12-story, three-bay, Federal-style brick house with a two-story, two bay by one bay log house appended. The main section measures 33 feet by 36 feet. Also on the property is a contributing garage (1940). It was built by Jacob Newcomer, a son of Christian Newcomer (1749–1830), one of the founders of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ denomination.[2]

In conjunction with a Section 106 study associated with improvements to Route 9, Newcomer Mansion was determined eligible for the National Register by the West Virginia State Historic Preservation Officer on August 7, 1997; this Determination of Eligibility was affirmed by the Keeper of the National Register on July 24, 1998.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[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. ^ David L. Taylor (July 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Newcomer Mansion" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  3. ^ "Newcomer Mansion - West Virginia Division of Culture and History" (PDF).