Hale, Dr. James W., House

1034 Mercer St., Princeton, West Virginia. County/parish: Mercer.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 12, 1976. NRIS 76001941.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Hale-Pendleton House
  • Temple Hill
  • Temple Knob

From Wikipedia:

Dr. James W. Hale House

Dr. James W. Hale House, also known as the Hale-Pendleton House, "Temple Knob," and "Temple Hill," was a historic home located at Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia. Built about 1885, it was a large, two-story plus basement brick house. The house had many Gothic Revival features, such as pointed-arch windows with panes divided by simple geometric tracery, gingerbread bargeboards, and a large verandah completely around the west and south elevations. The verandah roof was supported by more than 12 fluted columns and a cornice with dentil molding in the Greek Revival style. The house sat atop Temple Knob, a small rise said to have been used as a signal point by both Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86535651

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