Switzer, Nicholas, House

Co. Rt. 5 and Waites Run, Wardensville, West Virginia. County/parish: Hardy.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 24, 2008. NRIS 08001238.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Old Stone House
  • Switzerland

From Wikipedia:

Nicholas Switzer House

Nicholas Switzer House, also known as The Old Stone House and "Switzerland," is a historic home located near Wardensville, Hardy County, West Virginia. The house was built in 1788, and is a two-story I-house with a lower-level and attic constructed of uncoursed fieldstone. It sits on a stone foundation and has a side-gable, standing seam metal roof. The rear elevation features a two-story porch built about 1880. The Switzer family were Swiss German immigrants.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86535167

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