Hancock House | |
Coordinates: | 37.2758°N -81.2203°W |
Built: | 1907 |
Architect: | M.H. Pettigo |
Architecture: | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, American Foursquare |
Added: | January 17, 1990 |
Refnum: | 89001783 |
The Hancock House, also known as the "Alpha House," is a historic home located at Bluefield in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1907, and is a large, 2½-story frame dwelling in the American Foursquare style. It features a massive, very deep porch encircling the house on the front and side elevations and a porte cochere. The house was purchased by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity of Bluefield State College in 1962.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.