Nicholas Switzer House Explained

Nicholas Switzer House
Coordinates:39.0806°N -78.58°W
Map Label:Nicholas Switzer House
Built:1778
Architect:Nicholas Switzer
Architecture:I-house
Added:December 24, 2008
Refnum:08001238

Nicholas Switzer House, also known as The Old Stone House and "Switzerland," is a historic home located near Wardensville, Hardy County, West Virginia. The house was built in 1788, and is a two-story I-house with a lower-level and attic constructed of uncoursed fieldstone. It sits on a stone foundation and has a side-gable, standing seam metal roof. The rear elevation features a two-story porch built about 1880. The Switzer family were Swiss German immigrants.[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: Nicholas Switzer House. 2008. 2011-08-03 . David W. and Billie G. Roberts with Erin Riebe. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.