National Register of Historic Places

Gold Houses, The

Mason, Mason County, West Virginia
Listed
July 8, 1997
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
97000784

About this property

The Gold Houses, also known as the Gold Brothers' Houses, are two historic homes located at Mason, Mason County, West Virginia. The two houses were built in 1908, and are 2+1⁄2-story, mirrored pair frame dwellings in the Queen Anne style. They feature pyramidal shaped slate roofs that curve outward to the eaves. They also have wraparound porches enclosed by a spindled balustrade with a circular roof at one corner. Also on the property are a rusticated concrete block garage with a gambrel roof and an original privy. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. In 2004, one of the houses was set on fire by its then current occupant for what was believed to be insurance fraud, although this was never proven and no charges were ever filed. The house stood empty for a few more years, never being reconstructed and was demolished in the latter part of the decade.

Location

503 and 505 N. Second St.
Mason, Mason County, West Virginia
39.02479, -82.02424

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Nearby Battles

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When was Gold Houses, The listed on the National Register?

Gold Houses, The was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 8, 1997.

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Gold Houses, The is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Gold Houses, The is recorded as the industrial era.

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