John Drinker House is a historic home located at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1815 and is a two-story, five-bay, limestone dwelling in the Federal style. It features an arched stone main entrance. The property includes the ruins of a log home that pre-dates the Drinker House, ruins of a stone smokehouse, and the ruins of slave quarters. A dump pile is also located on the property. The house was built by John Drinker (1760–1826), a Quaker portrait artist from Philadelphia. The house is believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad.[2]
John Drinker House | |
 Depression in the ground where the Drinker House once stood | |
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| Location | Sam Mason Rd., Bunker Hill, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°19′6″N 78°4′48″W / 39.31833°N 78.08000°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1815 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| MPS | Berkeley County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 80004409 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 10, 1980 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Don C. Wood (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Drinker House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
External links edit
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