Hancock House (Bluefield, West Virginia)

Hancock House
Location: 300 Sussex St., Bluefield, West Virginia
Built: 1907
Architect: M.H. Pettigo
Architectural style: Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, American Foursquare
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 89001783[1]
Added to NRHP: January 17, 1990

The Hancock House also known as the "Alpha House," is a historic home located at Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907, and is a large, 2 1/2-story frame dwelling in the American Foursquare style. It features a massive, very deep porch encircling the house on the front and side elevations and a porte cochere. The house was purchased by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity of Bluefield State College in 1962.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Marvin W. Rogers (April 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Easley House". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/mercer/89001783.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-18.