Lynnside_Historic_District References

	Lynnside Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Lynnside in Sweet Springs, 1974
Location	Junction of WV 3 and Cove Creek Road, near Sweet Springs, West Virginia
Coordinates	37°37′38″N 80°15′01″W / 37.6271°N 80.2502°W
Area	40 acres (16 ha)
Built	1845
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	91000452
Added to NRHP	April 26, 1991

Lynnside Historic District is a national historic district located near Sweet Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia. The district includes six contributing buildings, three contributing sites, and two contributing structures. It consists of three contiguous properties related to the Lewis family home, known as "Lynnside." The main house was built in 1845 on the site of a previous plantation house, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular masonry dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It measures 70 feet by 40 feet. A fire in 1933, destroyed the roof and porticos. Also on the property are four wooden barns dated to about 1900. Located nearby is the Lewis Family Cemetery, that includes the grave of Virginia Governor John Floyd (1783-1837), and the adjacent Catholic Cemetery dated to 1882. The district also includes St. John's Catholic Chapel (1853-1859), a simple masonry Greek Revival style building, and the adjacent "New Cemetery."^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Michael J. Pauley (January 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lynnside Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 18, 2011.

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-59, " Lynnside, State Routes 3 & 311, Sweet Springs, Monroe County, WV", 2 photos, supplemental material
HABS No. WV-60, " St. John the Evangelist Church (Roman Catholic), State Routes 3 & 311, Sweet Springs, Monroe County, WV", 2 photos, supplemental material

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

[dhr-2] Michael J. Pauley (January 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lynnside Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 18, 2011.

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