Purinton House | |
Purinton House, September 2012
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| Location | University Ave., Morgantown, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°38′5″N 79°57′20″W / 39.63472°N 79.95556°W / 39.63472; -79.95556 |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architect | Fulton, J. Charles |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Colonial Revival |
| MPS | West Virginia University Neo-Classical Revival Buildings TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003206[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 19, 1985 |
Purinton House is a historic home associated with the West Virginia University and located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was built in 1904, and is a 2+1⁄2-story masonry dwelling with Classical Revival and Colonial Revival style features. It features a large wraparound porch whose hip roof is supported by Ionic order columns. The porch roof is topped by a balustrade. The roof is topped by a balustraded deck and widow's walk. It served as the on-campus residence for university presidents from 1905 to 1967. On November 2, 1911, President William Howard Taft delivered the address "World Wide Speech," from the front porch of Purinton House.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
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