| Purinton House | |
| Location: | University Ave., Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 39.6347°N -79.9556°W |
| Built: | 1904 |
| Architect: | Fulton, J. Charles |
| Architecture: | Classical Revival, Colonial Revival |
| Added: | December 19, 1985 |
| Refnum: | 85003206 |
Purinton House is a historic home associated with the West Virginia University and located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was built in 1904, and is a -story masonry dwelling with Classical Revival and Colonial Revival style features. It features a large wraparound porch whose hip roof is supported by Ionic order columns. The porch roof is topped by a balustrade. The roof is topped by a balustraded deck and widow's walk. It served as the on-campus residence for university presidents from 1905 to 1967. On November 2, 1911, President William Howard Taft delivered the address "World Wide Speech," from the front porch of Purinton House.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.