Michael Smith House Explained

Michael Smith House
Location:End of County Route 5/1, 1 mi (1.6 km) from its junction with County Route 19/26, near Cedarville, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.8108°N -80.8011°W
Built:1848
Architect:Smith, Michael; Smith, Jacob Ferdinand
Architecture:Double-Pen Log House
Added:September 28, 2006
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:06000902

Michael Smith House is a historic home located near Cedarville, Braxton County, West Virginia. The original section, measuring 22 feet by 19 feet, was built in 1848, and constructed of large hand-hewn logs supported by a foundation of rock pillars spaced about ten feet apart. In 1878, a log addition, 18 feet by 19 feet, was added to the west end of the log house. The house has a six-foot porch across the entire front. The house was built as part of a settlement of German immigrants.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Michael Smith House . August 2005. 2011-06-02 . Joann B. Daley. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.