Templemoor
Templemoor | |
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  Location within West Virginia  Location within the United States | |
| Nearest city | WV 20, near Clarksburg, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°8′41″N 80°14′27″W / 39.14472°N 80.24083°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Italian Villa |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004318[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 15, 1982 |
"Templemoor", also known as the Post-Crawford House, is a historic home located near Clarksburg approximately halfway between Romines Mills and Peeltree, in Harrison County, West Virginia. It was built in 1874 for Ira Carper Post, and is a 2+1⁄2-story brick mansion in the Italianate style. It features a combination hip and gable roof covered in polychrome slate shingles. It was the boyhood home of noted West Virginia author Melville Davisson Post (1869-1930) who was famous for mystery and fiction novels. The home includes 13 rooms, many featuring top-of-the-line woodwork.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Rodney S. Collins (January 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Templemoor" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Italianate architecture in West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1874
- Houses in Harrison County, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Harrison County, West Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Clarksburg, West Virginia
- Mountaineer Country Registered Historic Place stubs
