Pendleton Heights (Bethany, West Virginia)

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]

Pendleton Heights
Pendleton Heights at Bethany College, April 2011
LocationBethany College campus, Bethany, West Virginia
Coordinates40°12′24″N 80°33′35″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1841
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.75001882 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 26, 1975

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

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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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