Templemoor

Templemoor
2012
Nearest city WV 20, near Clarksburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°8′41″N 80°14′27″W / 39.14472°N 80.24083°W / 39.14472; -80.24083Coordinates: 39°8′41″N 80°14′27″W / 39.14472°N 80.24083°W / 39.14472; -80.24083
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1874
Architectural style Italianate, Italian Villa
NRHP Reference # 82004318[1]
Added to NRHP April 15, 1982

"Templemoor", also known as the Post-Crawford House, is a historic home located near Clarksburg approximately halfway between Romines Mills and Peeltree, in Harrison County, West Virginia. It was built in 1874 for Ira Carper Post, and is a 2 1/2 story brick mansion in the Italianate style. It features a combination hip and gable roof covered in polychrome slate shingles. It was the boyhood home of noted West Virginia author Melville Davisson Post (1869-1930) who was famous for mystery and fiction novels. The home includes 13 rooms many featuring top of the line woodwork. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

early photo

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Rodney S. Collins (January 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Templemoor" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
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