Newcomer Mansion

Newcomer Mansion
Location 1735 Douglas Grove Rd., near Martinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°25′13″N 77°56′17″W / 39.42028°N 77.93806°W / 39.42028; -77.93806Coordinates: 39°25′13″N 77°56′17″W / 39.42028°N 77.93806°W / 39.42028; -77.93806
Area 1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built 1820
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference #

06000170

[1]
Added to NRHP March 22, 2006

Newcomer Mansion is a historic home located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1820 and consists of a  2 1⁄2-story, three-bay, Federal-style brick house with a two-story, two bay by one bay log house appended. The main section measures 33 feet by 36 feet. Also on the property is a contributing garage (1940). It was built by Jacob Newcomer, a son of Christian Newcomer (1749–1830), one of the founders of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ denomination.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ David L. Taylor (July 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Newcomer Mansion" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.


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