Elmhurst (Wellsburg, West Virginia)

Historic house in West Virginia, United States

United States historic place

Elmhurst

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Elmhurst, April 2011

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Location| 1606 Pleasant Ave., Wellsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates| 40°16′47″N 80°36′22″W﻿ / ﻿40.27972°N 80.60611°W﻿ / 40.27972; -80.60611
Area| 3.3 acres (1.3 ha)
Built| 1848
Architectural style| Greek Revival
MPS| Pleasant Avenue MRA
NRHP reference No.| 86001072 [1]
Added to NRHP| May 16, 1986

Elmhurst, also known as the William H. Tarr House or William and Carol Lynn Residence, is a historic country home located at Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in 1848, and is a two-story, five-bay, rectangular brick dwelling with a hipped roof in the Greek Revival style. It sits on a stone ashlar foundation and features a single bay portico with a hipped roof supported by Tuscan order columns. Also on the property is a contributing small barn.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ Hiram J. Lester (September 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elmhurst" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.

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