Shumaker-Lewis House
Shumaker-Lewis House, also known as Virgil A. Lewis House, was a historic home located in Mason, West Virginia. It was built about 1885, and was a two-story Victorian-era frame cottage. It featured a two tier Eastlake movement style porch. It was the home of Virgil A. Lewis (1848-1912), the first State Historian and Archivist of West Virginia, 1905–1912. It was the headquarters of the Mason City Historical Society.[2] It was demolished in 2014 and the Virgil A. Lewis Park now occupies the site.[3]
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| Location | Brown St., Mason, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°1′9″N 82°1′53″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1885 |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002589[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 26, 1979 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Rodney S. Collins (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shumaker-Lewis House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- "Shumaker-Lewis House". Clio. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
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