Jonathan M. Bennett House

Jonathan M. Bennett House
Location Court Ave., Weston, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°2′11″N 80°27′55″W / 39.03639°N 80.46528°W / 39.03639; -80.46528Coordinates: 39°2′11″N 80°27′55″W / 39.03639°N 80.46528°W / 39.03639; -80.46528
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1874
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 78002804[1]
Added to NRHP June 9, 1978

Jonathan M. Bennett House, also known as Louis Bennett Public Library, is a historic home located at Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia. It was built in 1874-1875, and is a 17-room mansion in the High Victorian Italianate style. It features a 4 1/2 story entrance tower with a mansard roof. It also has heavy wooden brackets on the tower and verandah, a balustraded tower balcony, and an elaborate bargeboard. it was left by Mrs. Louis Bennett, Sr., in 1922 to the citizens of Lewis County as a public library and community center.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is located in the Weston Downtown Historic District, listed in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Rodney S. Collins (November 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jonathan M. Bennett House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.


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