Clarksburg Rd. (U.S. 19), Shinnston, West Virginia. County/parish: Harrison.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 16, 1973. NRIS 73001907.
1 contributing building.
Levi Shinn House is a historic home located at Shinnston, Harrison County, West Virginia. It is a log dwelling built in 1778, and measuring 37 feet long and 20 feet deep. It features a large interior chimney, providing fireplaces for several of the interior rooms. It is the oldest standing house in north central West Virginia. It was acquired in 1972 by the Shinnston Historical Association and is sometimes open to the public.
The house was the residence of Levi Shinn, the namesake of Shinnston. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86535206