Bird Haven Explained

Bird Haven
Location:733 Myrtle Rd., Charleston, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.3367°N -81.6431°W
Built:1895
Architecture:Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
Added:October 26, 1984
Refnum:84000393

Bird Haven is a historic home located at Charleston, West Virginia. It was built about 1895, by Israel N. Johnson, who owned a tailor business and served as state ornithologist for West Virginia. This two-story bungalow-style cottage is of painted clapboards.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as part of the South Hills Multiple Resource Area.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form. 2009-04-04. Bird Haven. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.