Chancery Hill Historic District

Chancery Hill Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Oak Grove Cemetery
Location	Roughly bounded by S. High St., Oak Grove Cemetery, Waitman, Allison and Simpson Sts., and 256 Prairie Ave., Morgantown, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°37′20″N 79°57′43″W / 39.62222°N 79.96194°WCoordinates: 39°37′20″N 79°57′43″W / 39.62222°N 79.96194°W
Area	34.3 acres (13.9 ha)
NRHP Reference #	99001401, 01001405[1]
Added to NRHP	December 3, 1999, boundary increase November 29, 2001

Chancery Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. The district originally included 109 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site, Oak Grove Cemetery. A boundary increase in 2001, added the already listed Alexander Wade House to the district. The district encompasses a residential area developed in the early-20th century on property that was once the farm of U.S. Senator Waitman T. Willey. It includes examples of popular architectural styles from that period including Queen Anne, American Foursquare, Colonial Revival, and Bungalow.^[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, with a boundary increase in 2001.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Amanda Keefover, Kathleen Kadlec, Danielle Hogan, and Craig Kelso (February 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chancery Hill Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
3. Katherine Jourdan and Karen Giuliani (July 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chancery Hill Historic District (boundary increase)" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-20.