Pendleton Heights (Bethany, West Virginia)

Pendleton Heights
Pendleton Heights at Bethany College, April 2011
Location Bethany College campus, Bethany, West Virginia
Coordinates 40°12′24″N 80°33′35″W / 40.20667°N 80.55972°W / 40.20667; -80.55972Coordinates: 40°12′24″N 80°33′35″W / 40.20667°N 80.55972°W / 40.20667; -80.55972
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1841
Architectural style Gothic
NRHP reference #

75001882

[1]
Added to NRHP June 26, 1975

Pendleton Heights, also known as the William K. Pendleton House and Christman Manor at Pendleton Heights, is a historic home located on the campus of Bethany College, at Bethany, Brooke County, West Virginia. It was built in 1841, as a small, box like dwelling. It was altered in 1872 by college president William K. Pendleton to take on a Gothic Revival-style of architecture like other buildings on campus. It is a two-story brick residence with characteristic steep gable roofs and arched windows.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ James E. Harding (April 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pendleton Heights" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.


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