Woodbury (Leetown, West Virginia)

Woodbury
Front of Woodbury
Location: On County Road 1/4, near Leetown, West Virginia
Area: 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built: 1834-1835
Architectural style: Early Republic, Regency Style
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 74002005[1]
Added to NRHP: October 9, 1974

Woodbury or Woodberry, is a historic mansion located near Leetown, Jefferson County, West Virginia. It was built in 1834-1835, by jurist and Congressman Henry St. George Tucker, Sr. (1780–1848). It is 2 1/2 stories tall and is built of a stone core faced with white plaster in a Regency period style. The front facade features a flat roofed center portico supported by four plain columns in front and two engaged columns in the rear.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[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. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Huyett and James E. Harding (April 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Woodbury". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/jefferson/74002005.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-02. 

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