Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House
National Register of Historic Places

Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House

Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia
Listed
August 21, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
77001375

About this property

The Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House is a complex of three structures, built between the 1740s and 1780s, in Romney, West Virginia, United States. The clerk's office, dating from the 1780s, is the oldest surviving public office building in West Virginia. The kitchen building (c.

Location

51 W. Gravel Lane
Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia
39.34138, -78.75730

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 77001375. It was listed on August 21, 1977.

Categories

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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

Literary Hall
Civil War
0.1 mi
Hampshire County Courthouse
Early Republic
0.7 mi
Sycamore Dale
Civil War
0.9 mi
Valley View
Colonial
1 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Romney
1862Civil War
0.3 mi
McNeill's Rangers — Romney Raid (1864)
1864Civil War
0.4 mi
Romney Recaptured by Union Forces (1862)
1862Civil War
0.5 mi
First Capture of Romney
1861Civil War
0.5 mi
Action at Romney (November 1862)
1862Civil War
0.5 mi

Questions about this property

When was Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House listed on the National Register?

Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House?

Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House?

The period of significance for Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House is recorded as the colonial era.

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