Wallace Estill Sr. House

Wallace Estill Sr. House
Nearest city Union, West Virginia
Coordinates 37°31′34″N 80°37′43″W / 37.52611°N 80.62861°W / 37.52611; -80.62861Coordinates: 37°31′34″N 80°37′43″W / 37.52611°N 80.62861°W / 37.52611; -80.62861
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1773
NRHP Reference # 84003634[1]
Added to NRHP April 9, 1984

Wallace Estill Sr. House, also known as the Old Stone House, is a historic home located near Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. It was built in 1773, is of stone and frame construction. The stone part measures 20 feet, 6 inches, by 25 feet, 6 inches. The house has two stone chimneys from which three fireplaces and two flues for woodstoves are provided. It is a good example of pioneer architecture. The house is the ancestral home of United States Senator Chuck Robb as his grandmother, Susan Gay Estill, was the great-granddaughter of its owner Isaac Estill.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Adonna Dowdy (October 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wallace Estill Sr. House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.


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