Francis Kotz Farm Explained

Francis Kotz Farm
Location:27625 WV 55, near Wardensville, West Virginia
Coordinates:39.0775°N -78.6044°W
Map Label:Francis Kotz Farm
Architect:Francis "Franz" Kotz
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:December 22, 2008
Refnum:08001237

Francis Kotz Farm, also known as The Kotz Place, is a historic home located near Wardensville, Hardy County, West Virginia. The house was built about 1860, and is a two-story, four-room Greek Revival style brick house, with side gable roof. A two-story addition was built about 1875. The house sits on a stone foundation. Also on the property is a three-story frame building built as the original Kotz family home in the 1850s. It also housed a wood-working shop. The contributing barn was built about 1865.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Francis Kotz Farm. n.d.. 2011-08-03 . James H., Carrollyn O. . Brian C. Kotz . Jane Rissler. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.