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Judge Frank Cox House

Coordinates: 39°37′27″N 79°57′20″W / 39.62417°N 79.95556°W / 39.62417; -79.95556
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Judge Frank Cox House
Judge Frank Cox House is located in West Virginia
Judge Frank Cox House
Judge Frank Cox House is located in the United States
Judge Frank Cox House
Location206 Spruce St., Morgantown, West Virginia
Coordinates39°37′27″N 79°57′20″W / 39.62417°N 79.95556°W / 39.62417; -79.95556
Arealess than one acre
Built1898
ArchitectElmer F. Jacobs
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.84003626[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1984

Judge Frank Cox House is a historic home located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was designed by Morgantown architect Elmer F. Jacobs and built in 1898. It is a 2+12-story Queen Anne style brick dwelling. It features a three-story tower, ornate wood porches, stained glass windows and elaborate interior woodwork. It was the home of Judge Frank Cox, a prominent lawyer who served as prosecuting attorney and Judge on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[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. ^ Nancy Moore and Steven Lee (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Judge Frank Cox House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.