Alexander Campbell Mansion

Campbell Mansion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Front of the mansion
Nearest city	Bethany, West Virginia
Coordinates
Built	1811
NRHP Reference #	70000651
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1970
Designated NHL	April 19, 1994

Alexander Campbell Mansion, also known as Campbell Mansion or Alexander Campbell House was the home of minister Alexander Campbell and his family in West Virginia. His wife Margaret's father John Brown had owned a large amount of property in Bethany, including this; the house dates to 1793.

Known as the "sage of Bethany", Campbell was one of the most prominent early leaders of the Restoration Movement in United States Christianity, beginning in 1812, which resulted in formation of numerous congregations of the Disciples of Christ and Churches of Christ. He founded Bethany College in 1840, gaining a charter by the Virginia legislature and offering land and funds for the institution. He served as its first president.

The mansion, together with adjacent buildings and an associated cemetery property nearby, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1994. It is located just off West Virginia Route 67 in Bethany.

External links

• Official website
• Alexander Campbell Mansion, National Historic Landmark Nomination, at West Virginia Division of Culture and History, 3800kb scanned PDF file
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-212, "Alexander Campbell Mansion, Route 67, Bethany, Brooke County, WV", 7 photos, 17 measured drawings, 1 photo caption page, supplemental material
• HABS No. WV-119, "Alexander Campbell Study, Route 67, 1.3 miles east of intersection with Route 88, Bethany, Brooke County, WV", 5 photos, 1 color transparency, 1 measured drawing, 2 photo caption pages, supplemental material