Joseph S. Miller House
Joseph S. Miller House | |
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| Location | 748 Beech St., Kenova, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°24′0″N 82°33′59″W / 38.40000°N 82.56639°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000180[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 29, 1989 |
Joseph S. Miller House is a historic home located at Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia. It was built in 1891, in the Queen Anne style with Eastlake decorative elements. It is a two-story frame dwelling on a sandstone foundation with tower. It features a combination of wood fish scale, diamond and octagon shingles on the balcony, the west bay, and tower sections.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
It is well known in the area for the annual tradition of decorating with thousands of pumpkins in the fall; colloquially becoming known as the "Pumpkin House".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Nancy Hoy (November 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joseph S. Miller House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ^ https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/autumn-attractions-kenovas-pumpkin-house/
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Queen Anne architecture in West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1891
- Houses in Wayne County, West Virginia
- Stick-Eastlake architecture in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, West Virginia
- Metro Valley Registered Historic Place stubs