Canty House
Canty House | |
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38°22′57″N 81°45′48″W / 38.38250°N 81.76333°W / 38.38250; -81.76333 | |
Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
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Built | 1900 |
Built by | James M. Canty |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 88001587[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 23, 1988 |
Canty House, also known as "The Magnolia," is a historic home located on the campus of West Virginia State University at Institute, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built about 1900, as a simply designed, two-story frame farm house. In 1923, it was remodeled to its present form in the Classical Revival style. It has flanking two-story side galleries and a center pedimented pavilion. It features a two-story portico supported by two Corinthian order columns. It was originally the home of "Colonel" James M. Canty, one of the early instructors at the West Virginia Colored Institute.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Dr. Ancella Radford Bickley (May 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Canty House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
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- College of Arts and Humanities
- College of Business and Social Sciences
- College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- College of Professional Studies
- Campus
- Canty House
- East Hall
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