Starks, Samuel, House

413 Shrewsbury St., Charleston, West Virginia. County/parish: Kanawha.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 01, 1988. NRIS 87002526.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Sojourners on Shrewsbury

From Wikipedia:

Samuel Starks House

Samuel Starks House is a historic home located at Charleston, West Virginia.

It is an American Foursquare style home built in 1908, as home for Samuel W. Starks (1866–1908). Starks was a nationally prominent African American leader in the Knights of Pythias fraternal organization.

It was severely damaged by a fire in 1981 and subsequently repaired and renovated. The Samuel Starks House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86535509

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