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Norris Farm, House, .5 mile west of County Road 857 & .25 mile east of, Cheat Neck, Monongalia County, WV
Location.5 mile west of County Road 857 & .25 mile east of,
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS WV-298-A
Building/structure dates:
1780 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1830 subsequent work
Building/structure dates:
1935 subsequent work
Building/structure dates:
1977 subsequent work
Significance: Constructed in three different periods between ca. 1780 and ca. 1935, the main house on the Norris Farm demonstrates the development of mid-Atlantic farm architecture. The dwelling was constructed originally as a log house (that is still visible in the interior of the present structure) during the early settlement of the region. Through the years, as the family's needs grew, additions were constructed. Although the exterior has been modified with aluminum siding, the interior still conveys the periods in which the house was originally constructed and modified. The log walls from the original two-story house are completely exposed in the living room and one of the bedrooms. Wood floors, cabinetry, and fireplaces remain original to the house.
Subjects
AgricultureFarmhousesLog Buildings
Related Names
Norris, William
Baker, George
Baker, John N.
Baker, Hon. George Coleman
Shelley, Robert, Photographer
KCI Technologies, Incorporated, Delineator
Parker, Margaret Bishop, Historian
Walls, Gail Lin, Historian
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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