Walnut Grove | |
 The house in 2015 | |
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| Location | U.S. Route 219 north of Union, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°36′9″N 80°32′29″W / 37.60250°N 80.54139°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1783 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001378[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 22, 1977 |
"Walnut Grove", also known as the Andrew Beirne House, is a historic home located near Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. It is a T-shaped dwelling that integrates four separate structures. The oldest date to the 1780s and incorporates two, two-story log buildings. Attached to them is a formerly detached log kitchen. A two-story, Greek Revival-style brick addition was built after 1825. The entrance is in this section and features a one-story porch supported by square columns. Also on the property are a two-room frame office building, brick smokehouse, and stone springhouse. It was home to U.S. Congressman Andrew Beirne (1771–1845).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It is located in the Union Historic District, listed in 1990.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ C.E. Turley and James E. Harding (November 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Walnut Grove" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.