Cedar Grove (Cedar Grove, West Virginia) Explained

Cedar Grove
Location:SE of jct. of U.S. 60 and Kanawha and James River Tpke., Cedar Grove, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.2214°N -81.4281°W
Built:1844
Added:March 10, 1975
Refnum:75001893

Cedar Grove, also known as the William Tompkins House, is a historic home located at Cedar Grove, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built in 1844, and is a two-story, five-bay, "double pile" rectangular brick house. When built, it had upper and lower verandas across the rear, but these were enclosed about 1892. It features a small entrance portico with a second floor balcony.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cedar Grove. January 1975. 2011-08-05 . Ted McGee and James E. Harding. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.