Capt. John Halstead Farm Explained

Capt. John Halstead Farm
Location:Whitewater Rd. (County Route 9), near Kesslers Cross Lanes, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.2446°N -80.9392°W
Built:1876
Added:December 15, 1998
Refnum:98001475

Capt. John Halstead Farm is a historic home and farm located near Kesslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas County, West Virginia. It was built about 1876, and is a two-story side gable with a rear gable two-story wing. It features a full-length, two-story porch on the front of the house and one on the side of the wing in the rear. Also on the property are a contributing gable-roofed tool shed, a small barn, a long narrow chicken coop, an outhouse, and a large barn. It is an example of the local type of residence and subsistence farm.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Capt. John Halstead Farm. January 2001. 2011-08-18 . Michael Gioulis and Wilma Richardson. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.