Oakland (Parkersburg, West Virginia)

Oakland

Front and side of the house
Location 1131 7th St., Parkersburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°15′52″N 81°32′36″W / 39.26444°N 81.54333°W / 39.26444; -81.54333Coordinates: 39°15′52″N 81°32′36″W / 39.26444°N 81.54333°W / 39.26444; -81.54333
Area 6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built c. 1840
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 79002604[1]
Added to NRHP May 29, 1979

"Oakland," also known as the James M. Stephenson House, is a historic home located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, "L"-shaped, red brick house in the Greek Revival style. It features a low hipped roof with cupola and a single bay, one-story portico with paired, fluted wooden Doric order columns.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It was donated to the WVU Parkersburg Foundation in 2015.[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 (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oakland" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.


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