Purinton House
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Purinton House
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Purinton House, September 2012
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| Location | University Ave., Morgantown, West Virginia |
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| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Colonial Revival |
| MPS | West Virginia University Neo-Classical Revival Buildings TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 85003206[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 19, 1985 |
Purinton House is a historic home associated with the West Virginia University and located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was built in 1904, and is a 2 1/2 story masonry dwelling with Classical Revival and Colonial Revival style features. It features a large wraparound porch whose hipped roof is supported by Ionic order columns. The porch roof is topped by a balustrade. The roof is topped by a balustraded deck and widow's walk. It served as the on-campus residence for university presidents from 1905 to 1967. On November 2, 1911, President William Howard Taft delivered the address "World Wide Speech," from the front porch of Purinton House.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
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- West Virginia University campus
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Colonial Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Neoclassical architecture in West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1904
- Houses in Morgantown, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
