Sunset Hill (Alderson, West Virginia) Explained

Sunset Hill
Coordinates:37.7089°N -80.6383°W
Built:1880
Architecture:I-house
Added:July 14, 2000
Refnum:00000777

"Sunset Hill", also known as the Alderson Home, is a historic home located at Alderson, Monroe County, West Virginia. The main farmhouse was built in 1880, and is a two-story I house with side gables and a two-story ell. The front facade features a gable portico supported by four Doric order columns. Also on the property are a contributing cottage (c. 1900), privy built by the Works Progress Administration (c. 1935–1936), barn (c. 1900), cistern (c. 1880), and entrance gates (c. 1925).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sunset Hill. February 1999. 2011-08-18 . Erin Pogany, Katherine Jourdan, and Mr. and Mrs. John Alderson. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.