Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins House
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Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins House | |
 The Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins House ("Green Bottom") in 2006 | |
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| Location | 8814 Ohio River Rd., near Lesage, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°35′12″N 82°14′58″W / 38.58667°N 82.24944°WCoordinates: 38°35′12″N 82°14′58″W / 38.58667°N 82.24944°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | Ca. 1835 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 22, 1978 |
The Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins House — known historically (along with its 4,395 acre estate) as "Green Bottom" — is located on the east bank of the Ohio River about 7 miles north of Lesage, Cabell County, West Virginia.
The plantation house was built about 1835, and is a 2 1/2 story, rectangular, brick dwelling in a late period Federal style. It sits on a sandstone foundation and the interior has a center hall, single pile plan.
The most prominent resident was Albert Gallatin Jenkins (1830-1864), a two-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1857-61), who then joined the Confederate States Army in the Civil War, attaining the rank of brigadier general before dying of wounds received in battle in 1864.[2]
The house is open as a museum operated by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ James E. Harding (October 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
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