Brig. Gen. John Echols House

Historic house in West Virginia, United States

United States historic place


Brig. Gen. John Echols House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

The house in 1974
37°35′33″N 80°32′32″W / 37.59250°N 80.54222°W / 37.59250; -80.54222
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1845
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	85001415^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 27, 1985

Brig. Gen. John Echols House is a historic home located at Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. It was built between 1845 and 1848, and is a two-story, brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. The house measures 44 feet, 6 inches, wide and 52 feet long. It features a hipped roof and prominent, exterior side chimneys. Also on the property is a frame, two-story house that appears to have been used for servant's quarters. The house was owned for 20 years by Brig Gen. John Echols (1823–1896), a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is located in the Union Historic District, listed in 1990.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Monroe County Historical Society (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brig. Gen. John Echols House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.