Pendleton Heights (Bethany, West Virginia) Explained

Pendleton Heights
Coordinates:40.2067°N -80.5597°W
Built:1841
Architecture:Gothic
Added:June 26, 1975
Refnum:75001882

Pendleton Heights, also known as the William K. Pendleton House and Christman Manor at Pendleton Heights, is a historic home located on the campus of Bethany College, at Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in 1841, as a small, box like dwelling. It was altered in 1872 by college president William K. Pendleton to take on a Gothic Revival-style of architecture like other buildings on campus. It is a two-story brick residence with characteristic steep gable roofs and arched windows.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pendleton Heights. April 1975. 2011-07-23 . James E. Harding. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.