Waitman T. Willey House

Coordinates: 39°37′30″N 79°57′34″W / 39.62500°N 79.95944°W / 39.62500; -79.95944
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Waitman T. Willey House
Waitman T. Willey House, June 2012
Waitman T. Willey House is located in West Virginia
Waitman T. Willey House
Waitman T. Willey House is located in the United States
Waitman T. Willey House
Location128 Wagner Rd., Morgantown, West Virginia
Coordinates39°37′30″N 79°57′34″W / 39.62500°N 79.95944°W / 39.62500; -79.95944
Arealess than one acre
Built1839-1840
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.82004327[1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1982

Waitman T. Willey House is a historic home located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was built in 1839–1840, and is a 1+12-story, L-shaped brick residence in the Classical Revival style. The front facade features a one-story pentastyle portico with five fluted wood Doric order columns and a high pitched triangular pediment. It was built for Waitman T. Willey (1811-1900), noted lawyer, orator, and statesman.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Waitman T. Willey House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.