John Drinker House Explained

John Drinker House
Location:Sam Mason Rd., Bunker Hill, West Virginia
Coordinates:39.3183°N -78.08°W
Built:1815
Architecture:Federal
Added:December 10, 1980
Refnum:80004409

John Drinker House is a historic home located at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1815 and is a two-story, five-bay, limestone dwelling in the Federal style. It features an arched stone main entrance. The property includes the ruins of a log home that pre-dates the Drinker House, ruins of a stone smokehouse, and the ruins of slave quarters. A dump pile is also located on the property. The house was built by John Drinker (1760–1826), a Quaker portrait artist from Philadelphia. The house is believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Drinker House. n.d.. 2011-06-02 . Don C. Wood. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.