Hughes-Cunningham House

Hughes-Cunningham House
Location Harlan Springs Rd., near Hedgesville, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°32′10″N 77°57′38″W / 39.53611°N 77.96056°W / 39.53611; -77.96056Coordinates: 39°32′10″N 77°57′38″W / 39.53611°N 77.96056°W / 39.53611; -77.96056
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1772
Architect Hughes, Isaac; Cunningham, Hugh
Architectural style Late Permanent Settler
NRHP reference #

85001518

[1]
Added to NRHP July 8, 1985

Hughes-Cunningham House, also known as "HuCuRu," is a historic home located near Hedgesville, Berkeley County, West Virginia. The log and stone house is in two sections. The main section was built in 1772 and is a two-story, three bay, gable roofed log building on a stone foundation. It measures 30 feet wide by 25 feet deep. A two bay, one story stone wing was added about 1784.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] The house was heavily damaged in a fatal fire on August 27, 2017.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Frances D. Ruth (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hughes-Cunningham House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  3. ↑ Umstead, Matthew (August 31, 2017). "Authorities identify woman who died in W.Va. house fire". Hagerstown Herald-Mail. Retrieved 1 September 2017.


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