Anna Jarvis House
Anna Jarvis House | |
| Location | U.S. Routes 119 and 250, Webster, West Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°17′37″N 80°2′39″W / 39.29361°N 80.04417°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architectural style | I-House |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002601 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 29, 1979 |
Anna Jarvis House is a historic home located at Webster in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1854, and is a frame I-house. It is notable as the birthplace of Anna Jarvis, founder of Mother's Day, and as General George B. McClellan's first field headquarters during his 1861 western Virginia campaign.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ James E. Harding (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Anna Jarvis House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
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