Clelland House

Clelland House

Distant view from River Run Road
Location Off County Route 250/4, near Grafton, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°23′38″N 80°9′10″W / 39.39389°N 80.15278°W / 39.39389; -80.15278Coordinates: 39°23′38″N 80°9′10″W / 39.39389°N 80.15278°W / 39.39389; -80.15278
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1800
Architect Clelland, Rev. James
Architectural style Scotch-Irish Plan
NRHP Reference #

80004043

[1]
Added to NRHP June 23, 1980

Clelland House, also known as the Houghton House and Clelland-Houghton-Wallace Log House, is a historic home located near Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia. It was built about 1800, and consists of a two story main section constructed of "V"-notched logs, with a one story frame kitchen wing. It was designed with one chimney and one large room on each floor. It is the oldest surviving house in the area.[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ James E. Harding (March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Clelland House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.


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