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Butcher Hill Historic District

Coordinates: 38°50′36″N 79°52′07″W / 38.8433°N 79.8685°W / 38.8433; -79.8685
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Butcher Hill Historic District
Butcher Hill Historic District in 2021
Butcher Hill Historic District is located in West Virginia
Butcher Hill Historic District
Butcher Hill Historic District is located in the United States
Butcher Hill Historic District
LocationEast of Beverly, near Beverly, West Virginia
Coordinates38°50′36″N 79°52′07″W / 38.8433°N 79.8685°W / 38.8433; -79.8685
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1861
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.89001784[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 9, 1989

Butcher Hill Historic District is a national historic district located near Beverly, Randolph County, West Virginia. It encompasses one contributing building, one contributing site, and one contributing structure. It consists of the "Butcher Hill" home, a V-shaped trench from the American Civil War in front of the house at the edge of a drop, and the Butcher Cemetery. The house is a two-story frame dwelling, with a hipped roof and rounded turrets in the Queen Anne style. The property was the site of a major Federal encampment, entrenchment and artillery placement during the Civil War.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[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. ^ Michael Gioulis (May 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Butcher Hill Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 10, 2011.