Samuel Starks House
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Samuel Starks House | |
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Samuel Starks House, April 2009 | |
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| Location | 413 Shrewsbury St., Charleston, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°21′2″N 81°37′50″W / 38.35056°N 81.63056°WCoordinates: 38°21′2″N 81°37′50″W / 38.35056°N 81.63056°W |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architectural style | American Foursquare |
| NRHP Reference # | [1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 01, 1988 |
Samuel Starks House is a historic home located at Charleston, West Virginia.
It is an American Foursquare style home built in 1908, as home for Samuel W. Starks (1866-1908). Mr. Starks was a nationally prominent African American leader in the Knights of Pythias fraternal organization.[2]
It was severely damaged by a fire in 1981 and subsequently repaired and renovated. The Samuel Starks House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
See also
- List of Knights of Pythias buildings
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Kanawha County, West Virginia
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form" (PDF). Samuel Starks House. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. 2009-04-04.
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