Kirker House
National Register of Historic Places

Kirker House

Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia
Listed
September 14, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86002883

About this property

Kirker House, also known as the Daniel and Donna Finell House, is a historic home located at Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in 1884 and is a two-story, rectangular brick dwelling in the High Victorian Italianate style. It measures 42 by 35 feet (13 m × 11 m) and has a shallow-pitched hipped roof.

Location

1520 Grand Ave.
Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia
40.27872, -80.60527

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 86002883. It was listed on September 14, 1986.

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

Beallmore
Industrial
0.1 mi
Elmhurst
Early Republic
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Mingo Junction, Ohio
1863Civil War
2.9 mi
Yellow Creek Massacre – Mingo 1774
1774Colonial
9 mi
Raid on Wheeling Creek Settlements
1779Revolutionary War
13.8 mi
Skirmish at Wheeling Creek (1777)
1777Revolutionary War
14.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Kirker House listed on the National Register?

Kirker House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 14, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Kirker House?

Kirker House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Kirker House?

The period of significance for Kirker House is recorded as the industrial era.

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