Kenwood (Huntington, West Virginia) Explained

Kenwood
Coordinates:38.4028°N -82.4453°W
Built:c. 1910
Architect:H. Rus Warne
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:August 2, 2007
Refnum:07000784

Kenwood, also known as the John A. Sheppard House, is a historic home located at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. It was designed by the prominent West Virginia architect, H. Rus Warne, and built about 1910, and is a -story, rectangular, side gable house with flanking one-story, enclosed wings with flat roofs covered in green clay tile. The house measures approximately 100 feet long and 64 feet deep. It features an entrance portico with two story Tuscan order columns. The house is in the Classical Revival style with Greek Revival details. Also on the property is a contributing garage.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kenwood. March 2007. 2011-07-23 . Michael Gioulis. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.