William G. Morgan House

William G. Morgan House, also known as "Morgan Acres," is a historic home located at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built in 1849, and is a two-story, nine bay, brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It is a long, narrow building with a central block and side wings, measuring 75 feet long and 21 feet deep. It features a one-story entrance portico with Doric order columns. The entrance has a Chinese Chippendale transom. Also on the property is a brick outbuilding with heavy board-and-batten door. It was built by William G. Morgan, great-grandson of Morgan Morgan, West Virginia's first white settler. The property was determined in 1924 to be the site of Morgan Morgan's first crude shelter built in 1726.[2]

William G. Morgan House
2009
William G. Morgan House is located in West Virginia
William G. Morgan House
William G. Morgan House is located in the United States
William G. Morgan House
LocationOn Secondary Route 24, south of its junction with Secondary Route 26, Bunker Hill, West Virginia
Coordinates39°19′53″N 78°5′53″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1726, 1849
ArchitectMorgan I. and William G. Morgan
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.84003489 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1984

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Frances D. Ruth (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William G. Morgan House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.


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