National Register of Historic Places

Heck, Albert S., Mansion

Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia
Listed
March 5, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
99000289

About this property

Albert S. Heck Mansion, also known as the McIntosh Mansion, is a historic home located near Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia. It was designed by the construction firm of Wallace Knight of West Virginia, the same construction firm that constructed the West Virginia Executive Mansion. The Albert S. Heck Mansion and the Executive Mansion were constructed around the same time. It was built in 1925, and is two story, brick Neoclassical style mansion. It has 17 rooms, 6 baths and a full basement. It features a front portico with two story fluted Corinthian order columns and pilasters attached at the return to the house. The basement features locker rooms and showers. The house was built by Albert Heck, a local Roane County business man who invested in the booming oil industry in the early 1920s. Albert Heck was forced to sell the home during the Great Depression. It was purchased by the McIntosh family in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Location

Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia
38.81308, -81.36915

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Sources

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

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Nearby Battles

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When was Heck, Albert S., Mansion listed on the National Register?

Heck, Albert S., Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Heck, Albert S., Mansion?

Heck, Albert S., Mansion is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Heck, Albert S., Mansion is recorded as the industrial era.

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