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Brig. Gen. John Echols House

Coordinates: 37°35′33″N 80°32′32″W / 37.59250°N 80.54222°W / 37.59250; -80.54222
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Brig. Gen. John Echols House
The house in 1974
Brig. Gen. John Echols House is located in West Virginia
Brig. Gen. John Echols House
Brig. Gen. John Echols House is located in the United States
Brig. Gen. John Echols House
LocationPump and 2nd St. N., Union, West Virginia
Coordinates37°35′33″N 80°32′32″W / 37.59250°N 80.54222°W / 37.59250; -80.54222
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1845
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.85001415[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
Front and northern side in 2020