House at 10th and Avery Streets
National Register of Historic Places

House at 10th and Avery Streets

Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
Listed
December 10, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
82001777

About this property

House at 10th and Avery Streets is a historic home located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built between about 1860 and 1879, and is a two-story, frame house in the Eastlake / Carpenter Gothic style. Its roof has a complex composition of hips and gabled wall dormers, pierced by two brick chimney.

Location

10th and Avery Sts.
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
39.26938, -81.55326

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 82001777. It was listed on December 10, 1982.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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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

First Presbyterian Church/Calvary Temple Evangelical Church
Civil War
0.1 mi
Avery Street Historic District
Colonial
0.2 mi
Masonic Temple
Industrial
0.2 mi
Parkersburg Women's Club
Early Republic
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Action Near Parkersburg (1861)
1861Civil War
0.4 mi
Skirmish at Parkersburg approaches
1861Civil War
0.5 mi
Defense of Parkersburg
1861Civil War
0.5 mi
Engagement at Belpre, Ohio
1863Civil War
1.3 mi
Confederate Cavalry Raid toward Parkersburg (1863)
1863Civil War
7.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was House at 10th and Avery Streets listed on the National Register?

House at 10th and Avery Streets was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1982.

What type of historic resource is House at 10th and Avery Streets?

House at 10th and Avery Streets is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for House at 10th and Avery Streets?

The period of significance for House at 10th and Avery Streets is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1860.

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