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T. H. B. Dawson House

Historic house in West Virginia, United States

United States historic place


T. H. B. Dawson House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

T. H. B. Dawson House, January 2021
39°37′27″N 78°13′39″W / 39.62417°N 78.22750°W / 39.62417; -78.22750
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1880
Architect	Hunter, H.H. & J.W.
Architectural style	Gothic, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	83003247 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 10, 1983

T. H. B. Dawson House is a historic home located at Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, West Virginia. It was built in 1880 and is an L-shaped, two-story, brick house with highly ornate porches at the front and side elevations. It features Gothic Revival and Italianate decorative elements. The house was built for T. H. B. (Thomas Hart Benton) Dawson (1840-1921), a native of Berkeley Springs who attained prominence in community service and business affairs. It 1866, he was elected county clerk of Morgan County and held that position for 36 years.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1] It is located within the Town of Bath Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Rodney S. Collins (November 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: T. H. B. Dawson House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.