Young-Noyes House
National Register of Historic Places

Young-Noyes House

Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Listed
April 24, 1991
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
91000446

About this property

Young-Noyes House, also known as the University of Charleston President's House, is a historic home located at Charleston, West Virginia. It was built in 1922 and is a white-painted 15-room brick house, featuring a central two-story gabled block and a shallow two-story gabled ell. It has a river-facing flat-roofed tetrastyle portico; the two-story smooth shaft columns are of the Doric order.

Location

2122 Kanawha Ave.
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
38.33411, -81.61792

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 91000446. It was listed on April 24, 1991.

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

Holly Grove Mansion
Industrial
0.2 mi
MacFarland House
Civil War
0.9 mi
Maple Terrace Court and Walton Apartments
Industrial
0.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Lightburn's Retreat (Kanawha Valley)
1862Civil War
1.1 mi
Confederate Attempt to Retake Charleston (September 1862)
1862Civil War
1.3 mi
First Capture of Charleston
1861Civil War
1.3 mi
Charleston West Virginia Operations
1861Civil War
1.3 mi
Battle of Kanawha Valley Recapture
1862Civil War
1.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Young-Noyes House listed on the National Register?

Young-Noyes House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 24, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Young-Noyes House?

Young-Noyes House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Young-Noyes House?

The period of significance for Young-Noyes House is recorded as the industrial era.

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