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Elmhurst (Wellsburg, West Virginia)

Coordinates: 40°16′47″N 80°36′22″W / 40.27972°N 80.60611°W / 40.27972; -80.60611
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Elmhurst
Elmhurst, April 2011
Elmhurst (Wellsburg, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Elmhurst (Wellsburg, West Virginia)
Elmhurst (Wellsburg, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Elmhurst (Wellsburg, West Virginia)
Location1606 Pleasant Ave., Wellsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates40°16′47″N 80°36′22″W / 40.27972°N 80.60611°W / 40.27972; -80.60611
Area3.3 acres (1.3 ha)
Built1848
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSPleasant Avenue MRA
NRHP reference No.86001072 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 1986

Elmhurst, also known as the William H. Tarr House or William and Carol Lynn Residence, is a historic country home located at Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in 1848, and is a two-story, five-bay, rectangular brick dwelling with a hipped roof in the Greek Revival style. It sits on a stone ashlar foundation and features a single bay portico with a hipped roof supported by Tuscan order columns. Also on the property is a contributing small barn.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Hiram J. Lester (September 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elmhurst" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.