Fairview (Burlington, West Virginia)

Fairview
Location Junction of Patterson Creek Dr. and Russelldale Rds., near Burlington, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°20′9″N 78°56′11″W / 39.33583°N 78.93639°WCoordinates: 39°20′9″N 78°56′11″W / 39.33583°N 78.93639°W
Area 15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built 1833
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 92001631[1]
Added to NRHP December 7, 1992

"Fairview", also known as the Peerce Home Place, Peerce House, and Rural Retreat, is a historic home and national historic district located near Burlington, Mineral County, West Virginia. The district includes seven contributing buildings and one contributing site. The main house was most likely built in the 1860s. It is a two story, square brick dwelling with a rectangular wing in a transitional Federal-Greek Revival style. It has a hipped roof, capped by a cupola and a one story portico with painted wooden Ionic order columns. Also on the property are a contributing log cabin (c. 1800) and a number of farm-related outbuildings.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Beth Ann Spyrison (April 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fairview". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.