Peck-Crim-Chesser House
National Register of Historic Places

Peck-Crim-Chesser House

Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia
Listed
August 22, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
84003464

About this property

The Peck-Crim-Chesser House is a historic home located at Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, US. It was built in 1884, and is a large, two-story red brick house on a limestone foundation. It features highly pitched multiple gables and tall chimneys with corbeled caps. The house is a significant local example of Late Victorian architecture, and was for many years associated with descendants and members of the locally prominent Peck and Crim families. The house was designed and built by Cora May Crim Peck (1859-1948) and Melville Peck (1855-?), its first owners. Cora May was the daughter of prominent local businessman J.N.B. Crim. Peck was a prominent lawyer. Together they established the Tygarts Valley Star Weekly newspaper. Peck was elected mayor of Philippi twice. The Pecks moved to Richmond, Virginia in 1904. The house was purchased by Cora's brother, Edmund Hall Crim (1864-1920), a banker and businessman. Crim was robbed and murdered in New York City on a business trip, and his widow Virginia Talbott Crim, and their daughter Lucille Crim Chesser continued to live in the house. Lucille and her husband owned the house into the 1980s. The house is one for the few substantial brick houses in Philippi. The two-story house has an irregular plan with steeply pitched roofs and gables. Windows have stone sills matching the limestone foundation. The front of the house features a wide porch with Tuscan columns that extends part of the way down both side elevations. There is another porch at the rear. The stair hall is open to the second floor. Its stairway features highly detailed wood trim and wainscoting. The interior retains an extensive amount of carpentry finishes in nearly original form, including open wood screens with turned spindles, pocketed doors, and library shelving. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is a contributing structure in the Philippi Historic District. National Register of Historic Places listings in Barbour County, West Virginia

Location

14 N. Walnut St.
Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia
39.15331, -80.03901

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Nearby Historic Sites

Barbour County Courthouse
Industrial
0.1 mi
Philippi Historic District
Listed
0.2 mi
Philippi B & O Railroad Station
Colonial
0.2 mi
Philippi Covered Bridge
Colonial
0.2 mi
Whitescarver Hall
Industrial
0.5 mi

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When was Peck-Crim-Chesser House listed on the National Register?

Peck-Crim-Chesser House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 1984.

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Peck-Crim-Chesser House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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