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William E. Wells House

Coordinates: 40°36′52.98″N 80°36′3.79″W / 40.6147167°N 80.6010528°W / 40.6147167; -80.6010528
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William E. Wells House
William E. Wells House, September 2012
William E. Wells House is located in West Virginia
William E. Wells House
William E. Wells House is located in the United States
William E. Wells House
Location372 Virginia Terr., Newell, West Virginia
Coordinates40°36′52.98″N 80°36′3.79″W / 40.6147167°N 80.6010528°W / 40.6147167; -80.6010528
Area5 acres
Built1907
ArchitectThayer and Thayer
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.09000244 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 23, 2009

William E. Wells House is a historic home located at Newell, Hancock County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907 and extensively remodeled in 1934–1935. It is a three-story Colonial Revival-style dwelling finished in locally quarried rock-faced ashlar. It features a multiple-pitched slate roof. Also on the property are two garages (c. 1920), two stone entry portals (1907), and a stone sidewalk, portals, and walls (1907). William E. Wells was general manager of the Homer Laughlin Pottery Company.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/20/09 through 4/24/09. National Park Service. 2009-05-01.
  2. ^ David L. Taylor (November 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William E. Wells House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-04.