Nicholas Switzer House

Nicholas Switzer House
Location County Route 5 and Waites Run, near Wardensville, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°4′50″N 78°34′48″W / 39.08056°N 78.58000°W / 39.08056; -78.58000Coordinates: 39°4′50″N 78°34′48″W / 39.08056°N 78.58000°W / 39.08056; -78.58000
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1778
Architectural style Other, I-house
NRHP Reference # 08001238[1]
Added to NRHP December 24, 2008

Nicholas Switzer House, also known as The Old Stone House and "Switzerland," is a historic home located near Wardensville, Hardy County, West Virginia. The house was built in 1788, and is a two-story I-house with a lower-level and attic constructed of uncoursed fieldstone. It sits on a stone foundation and has a side-gable, standing seam metal roof. The rear elevation features a two story porch built about 1880. The Switzer family were Swiss German immigrants.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ David W. and Billie G. Roberts with Erin Riebe (2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Nicholas Switzer House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-03.


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