Shumaker-Lewis House

Shumaker-Lewis House
Location Brown St., Mason, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°1′9″N 82°1′53″W / 39.01917°N 82.03139°W / 39.01917; -82.03139Coordinates: 39°1′9″N 82°1′53″W / 39.01917°N 82.03139°W / 39.01917; -82.03139
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1885
NRHP reference # 79002589[1]
Added to NRHP March 26, 1979

Shumaker-Lewis House, also known as Virgil A. Lewis House, is a historic home located in Mason, West Virginia. It was built about 1885, and is a two-story Victorian-era frame cottage. It features a two tier Eastlake Movement style porch. It was the home of Virgil A. Lewis (1848-1912), the first State Historian and Archivist of West Virginia, 1905-1912. It is the headquarters of the Mason City Historical Society.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Rodney S. Collins (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shumaker-Lewis House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.


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