Newcomer Mansion

Newcomer Mansion
Location: 1735 Douglas Grove Rd., near Martinsburg, West Virginia
Area: 1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built: 1820
Architectural style: Federal
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#:

06000170

[1]
Added to NRHP: March 22, 2006

Newcomer Mansion is a historic home located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1820 and consists of a 2 1⁄2-story , three-bay, Federal-style brick house with a two-story, two bay by one bay log house appended. The main section measures 33 feet by 36 feet. Also on the property is a contributing garage (1940). It was built by Jacob Newcomer, a son of Christian Newcomer (1749–1830), one of the founders of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ denomination.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[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. ^ David L. Taylor (July 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Newcomer Mansion". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/berkeley/06000170.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-02. 
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