Tarr, Lucy, Mansion

1456 Pleasant Ave., Wellsburg, West Virginia. County/parish: Brooke.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 16, 1986. NRIS 86001076.

2 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Highland Place
  • Little,Nellie,House

From Wikipedia:

Lucy Tarr Mansion

Lucy Tarr Mansion, also known as "Highland Place" and Nellie Little House, is a historic home located at Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in 1885, and is a 2+12-story brick dwelling with highly pitched roofs and richly appointed porches in the Queen Anne style. It features a three-story tower with a pyramidal roof covered in fishscale slate. It also has a one-story, ell shaped verandah with turned columns. Also on the property is a contributing barn / garage.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86534301

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