Holly Grove Mansion

Holly Grove Mansion
Holly Grove Mansion, April 2009
Location 1710 E. Kanawha Blvd., Charleston, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°20′11″N 81°36′56″W / 38.33639°N 81.61556°W / 38.33639; -81.61556Coordinates: 38°20′11″N 81°36′56″W / 38.33639°N 81.61556°W / 38.33639; -81.61556
Built 1815
NRHP Reference #

74002007

[1]
Added to NRHP August 28, 1974

Holly Grove Mansion, also known as Holly Grove Inn or Ruffner Mansion, is a historic home located at Charleston, West Virginia on the grounds of the West Virginia State Capitol. It is a large brick house with a front section made to accommodate three floors and rear section housing two. It features a massive two story, semi-circular portico at the front entrance. It was constructed originally in 1815 as the home of Daniel Ruffner, one of a family which helped develop the early salt industry in the Kanawha Valley. It gained its present day appearance in about 1902 when new owner, John Nash, undertook substantial remodeling.[2] In 1979, the mansion underwent an extensive rehabilitation when it became headquarters for the West Virginia Commission on Aging.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form" (PDF). Holly Grove Mansion. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. 2009-04-04.
  3. ↑ "SHCA DESIGNING RESTORATION OF HISTORIC HOLLY GROVE MANSION". e-architect. 28 May 2008.
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