Brig. Gen. John Echols House
Appearance
Brig. Gen. John Echols House | |
![]() The house in 1974 | |
Location | Pump and 2nd St. N., Union, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°35′33″N 80°32′32″W / 37.59250°N 80.54222°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1845 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 85001415[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 27, 1985 |
Brig. Gen. John Echols House is a historic home located at Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. It was built between 1845 and 1848, and is a two-story, brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. The house measures 44 feet, 6 inches, wide and 52 feet long. It features a hipped roof and prominent, exterior side chimneys. Also on the property is a frame, two-story house that appears to have been used for servant's quarters. The house was owned for 20 years by Brig Gen. John Echols (1823–1896), a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is located in the Union Historic District, listed in 1990.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Monroe County Historical Society (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brig. Gen. John Echols House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
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Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Greek Revival houses in West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1848
- Houses in Monroe County, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, West Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in West Virginia
- New River Greenbrier Registered Historic Place stubs