Morton House (Webster Springs, West Virginia)

Morton House
LocationUnion St., Webster Springs, West Virginia
Coordinates38°28′33″N 80°24′32″W / 38.47583°N 80.40889°W / 38.47583; -80.40889
Built1912
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.86000795[1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1986

Morton House, also known as Morton Mansion, is a historic home with Queen Anne style located at Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia that dates to 1912. It is a massive red brick dwelling set on a solid stone foundation, with a hipped roof and features a pair of 2+12-story turrets and each is topped with a conical shingled roof and capped with wooden finials. It also has a wraparound porch around 3/4 of the house.

It was the home of Eskridge H. Morton (1866-1940) a prominent local attorney and elected official in the West Virginia State Government.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ William T. Wright (December 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morton House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 9, 2011.