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Walnut Grove (Union, West Virginia)

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Historic house in West Virginia, United States United States historic place
Walnut Grove
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
The house in 2015
Walnut Grove (Union, West Virginia) is located in West VirginiaWalnut Grove (Union, West Virginia)Show map of West VirginiaWalnut Grove (Union, West Virginia) is located in the United StatesWalnut Grove (Union, West Virginia)Show map of the United States
LocationU.S. Route 219 north of Union, West Virginia
Coordinates37°36′9″N 80°32′29″W / 37.60250°N 80.54139°W / 37.60250; -80.54139
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1783
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.77001378
Added to NRHPAugust 22, 1977

"Walnut Grove", also known as the Andrew Beirne House, is a historic home located near Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. It is a T-shaped dwelling that integrates four separate structures. The oldest date to the 1780s and incorporates two, two-story log buildings. Attached to them is a formerly detached log kitchen. A two-story, Greek Revival-style brick addition was built after 1825. The entrance is in this section and features a one-story porch supported by square columns. Also on the property are a two-room frame office building, brick smokehouse, and stone springhouse. It was home to U.S. Congressman Andrew Beirne (1771–1845).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It is located in the Union Historic District, listed in 1990.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. C.E. Turley and James E. Harding (November 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Walnut Grove" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
Distant view from the south in 2020
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
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