National Register of Historic Places

Freeman Estate

Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia
Listed
April 22, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09000243

About this property

Freeman Estate, also known as Park Hill Farm, is a historic home located at Freeman Estates, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. The estate house was built between 1912 and 1914 and is a 2+1⁄2-story, masonry American Craftsman-style dwelling. It measures 11,000-square-foot (1,000 m2) and has a red, clay tile roof. It features a front porch floored with red quarry tile that extends approximately 80 feet (24 m) across the entire front of the home and wraps around its left side. Also, the property has a contributing stone wall and cobblestone path dated to the construction of the house.

Location

1805 McCoy Rd.
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia
38.40101, -82.44187

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 09000243. It was listed on April 22, 2009.

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Kenwood
Industrial
0.2 mi
Ritter Park Historic District
Listed
0.4 mi
Prichard House
Civil War
0.6 mi
Mortimer Place Historic District
Colonial
0.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Northwest Territory — Battle of Dunmore's War Conclusion 1774
1774Early Republic
2 mi
Confederate Raid into Cabell County (1862)
1862Civil War
5.1 mi
Jenkins' Ceredo-Kenova Raid
1862Civil War
6.2 mi
Raid on Guyandotte and Ceredo (Second, 1862)
1862Civil War
6.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was Freeman Estate listed on the National Register?

Freeman Estate was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 22, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Freeman Estate?

Freeman Estate is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Freeman Estate?

The period of significance for Freeman Estate is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1912.

Can I research the history near Freeman Estate?

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