Meldahl House

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Meldahl House
Meldahl House is located in West Virginia
Meldahl House
LocationWashington Bottom Rd. off WV 892, near Washington, West Virginia
Coordinates39°13′28″N 81°40′57″W / 39.22444°N 81.68250°W / 39.22444; -81.68250Coordinates: 39°13′28″N 81°40′57″W / 39.22444°N 81.68250°W / 39.22444; -81.68250
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built byLewis Fankhauser (house)
Charlie Behrens (wine cellar)
Architectural styleAmerican Four Square
NRHP reference No.91000550[1]
Added to NRHPMay 17, 1991

Meldahl House is a historic home located near Washington, Wood County, West Virginia. The house was built in the 1920s, and is a 2 1/2-story, three bay by three bay, frame American Foursquare style residence. It has a hipped roof and a central stone chimney. Also on the property is a wine cellar constructed about 1860 and a wooden gazebo. The property is associated with the once-flourishing wine and grape industry of Wood County.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Bernard L. Allen and Michael J. Pauley (January 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Meldahl House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-15.


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