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James Purcell House

  • Address: 11690 National Rd (US-40)
  • Vicinity: 0.3 mi W of WV - PA state line
  • Type: House
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

James Purcell House is an early 19th century Federal style house and residence in Valley Grove, West Virginia. Constructed around 1820, its orderly facade and balanced proportions marking it as a refined example of early architecture along the Old Pike. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1820/00/00 A handsome two-story brick residence is raised in the Georgian manner, its orderly facade and balanced proportions marking it as a refined example of early architecture along the Old Pike.

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Particulars for James Purcell House:
Historic Use Agricultural outbuildings
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Criteria Exemplar
Architectural Style Federal Style
Building Type House
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 92000860
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: Federal
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1800-1824
Significant Year: c 1820
Historic Function: Domestic, Agriculture, subsistence
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling, Agricultural outbuildings
Current Function: Domestic, Agriculture, subsistence
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling Agricultural outbuildings

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