Col. Henry Hewitt Wood House

Col. Henry Hewitt Wood House
Location 6560 Roosevelt Ave., SE, Charleston, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°18′0″N 81°33′46″W / 38.30000°N 81.56278°WCoordinates: 38°18′0″N 81°33′46″W / 38.30000°N 81.56278°W
Built 1829
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference #

80004027

[1]
Added to NRHP November 28, 1980

Col. Henry Hewitt Wood House is a historic home located at Charleston, West Virginia. It is a two-story, white- painted brick house was formerly the seat of a large farmland and built in 1829-31 for Colonel Henry Hewitt Wood, a leading saltmaker. It is a slightly modified "L" shaped dwelling. The major elevation facing the Kanawha River is symmetrically divided among five bays and is centered with an especially broad entrance.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form". Col. Henry Hewitt Wood House. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. 2009-04-04.