Michael Smith House is a historic home located near Cedarville, Braxton County, West Virginia. The original section, measuring 22 feet by 19 feet, was built in 1848, and constructed of large hand-hewn logs supported by a foundation of rock pillars spaced about ten feet apart. In 1878, a log addition, 18 feet by 19 feet, was added to the west end of the log house. The house has a six-foot porch across the entire front. The house was built as part of a settlement of German immigrants.[2]

Michael Smith House
Michael Smith House is located in West Virginia
Michael Smith House
Michael Smith House is located in the United States
Michael Smith House
LocationEnd of County Route 5/1, 1 mi (1.6 km) from its junction with County Route 19/26, near Cedarville, West Virginia
Coordinates38°48′39″N 80°48′4″W / 38.81083°N 80.80111°W / 38.81083; -80.80111
Arealess than one acre
Built1848
ArchitectSmith, Michael; Smith, Jacob Ferdinand
Architectural styleDouble-Pen Log House
NRHP reference No.06000902 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 2006

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Joann B. Daley (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Michael Smith House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.