Elmhurst (Caldwell, West Virginia) Explained

Elmhurst
Location:U.S. 60 at the Greenbrier R., Caldwell, West Virginia
Coordinates:37.7806°N -80.3964°W
Built:1824
Added:June 5, 1975, December 20, 1990 (Boundary Increase)
Refnum:75001887, 90001846

Elmhurst, also known as The Caldwell Place, is a historic inn and tavern located at Caldwell, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was built in 1824 on the banks of the Greenbrier River near where a toll bridge for the James River and Kanawha Turnpike replaced a ferry crossing in 1821. It is a two-story red brick building, consisting of a 50adj=midNaNadj=mid by 50adj=midNaNadj=mid main section and a 50feet by 25feet ell. It features a two-story open portico supported by four square columns and capped by an ornamental stepped gable. The listing also includes three contributing frame dependencies, a gravel approach driveway, an early 20th-century stone wall, and a portion of the original road bed of the James River and Kanawha Turnpike.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and a boundary increase was added in 1990.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elmhurst and Boundary Increase. April 1975. 2011-07-31 . C.E. Turley and James E. Harding. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.