James S. Lakin House

Historic house in West Virginia, United States

United States historic place


James S. Lakin House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


39°26′37″N 79°32′51″W / 39.4435°N 79.5475°W / 39.4435; -79.5475
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1895
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	96001573^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 9, 1997

The James S. Lakin House is a historic home in Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia.

Constructed in 1895, the house is a 2+1⁄2-story frame Colonial Revivalstyle dwelling. It has a T-shaped floor plan and is characterized by a roof structure with four intersecting gables. Notably, the front of the house boasts a full-width porch with a semi-circular end and a shallow hipped roof, which is supported by Tuscan order columns.^[2]

The James S. Lakin House was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Charles A. Thomas and John Sandor (September 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: James S. Lakin House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.