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Shaw House (Fairmont, West Virginia)

Coordinates: 39°28′50″N 80°7′56.1″W / 39.48056°N 80.132250°W / 39.48056; -80.132250
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Shaw House
Shaw House (Fairmont, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Shaw House (Fairmont, West Virginia)
Shaw House (Fairmont, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Shaw House (Fairmont, West Virginia)
Location425 Morgantown Ave., Fairmont, West Virginia
Coordinates39°28′50″N 80°7′56.1″W / 39.48056°N 80.132250°W / 39.48056; -80.132250
Area2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built1919
Built byAlex. MacElwee
ArchitectJones & Nuzum
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.88001461[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1988

Shaw House is a historic home and national historic district located at Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia. The district includes two contributing buildings and two contributing structures. The main house was built in 1919, and is a 2+12-story dwelling in the Tudor Revival style. It features brick and stucco wall cladding punctuated with simulated half-timbering, and tall chimney stacks. Also on the property are a contributing garage, well house, and entrance pavilion. The house was built for Harry Shaw (1872 - 1952), a noted attorney and jurist of the early 20th century in north-central West Virginia.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[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. ^ Rodney S. Collins (May 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shaw House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.