Tavenner House

Tavenner House
Location 2401 Camden Ave., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°15′19″N 81°33′4″W / 39.25528°N 81.55111°W / 39.25528; -81.55111Coordinates: 39°15′19″N 81°33′4″W / 39.25528°N 81.55111°W / 39.25528; -81.55111
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built c. 1812
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 82001788[1]
Added to NRHP November 10, 1982

Tavenner House is a historic home located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. The main house was built about 1812, and is a two-story, brick house coated in stucco in the Federal style. It has a gable roof and sits on a foundation of cut stone slabs. The property includes a 1 1/2-story frame dependency with a gable roof and covered in novelty siding. It is the oldest remaining building in the Parkersburg area and is associated with Colonel Thomas Tavenner, a prominent early settler of this area.[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Bruce Farrington (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tavenner House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-15.


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