Hancock House (Bluefield, West Virginia)

Hancock House
Location 300 Sussex St., Bluefield, West Virginia
Coordinates 37°16′33″N 81°13′13″W / 37.27583°N 81.22028°W / 37.27583; -81.22028Coordinates: 37°16′33″N 81°13′13″W / 37.27583°N 81.22028°W / 37.27583; -81.22028
Built 1907
Architect M.H. Pettigo
Architectural style Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, American Foursquare
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. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Marvin W. Rogers (April 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Easley House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.


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