Waitman T. Willey House Explained

Waitman T. Willey House
Location:128 Wagner Rd., Morgantown, West Virginia
Coordinates:39.625°N -79.9594°W
Built:1839-1840
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:April 15, 1982
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:82004327

Waitman T. Willey House is a historic home located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was built in 1839–1840, and is a -story, L-shaped brick residence in the Classical Revival style. The front facade features a one-story pentastyle portico with five fluted wood Doric order columns and a high pitched triangular pediment. It was built for Waitman T. Willey (1811-1900), noted lawyer, orator, and statesman.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Waitman T. Willey House. n.d.. 2011-08-18 . unknown. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.