Daniel Bassel House
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Daniel Bassel House is a historic home located at Lost Creek
, Harrison County, West Virginia
. It was built between 1860 and 1865, and is a five bay, double pile red brick house with a hipped roof. It sits on a sandstone
foundation. In the 1890s, a Queen Anne
style full length porch was added to the front facade.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2002.
Lost Creek, West Virginia
Lost Creek is a town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 467 at the 2000 census.-History:The Daniel Bassel House and Lost Creek Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot are listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
, Harrison County, West Virginia
Harrison County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 68,652 people, 27,867 households, and 19,088 families residing in the county. The population density was 165 people per square mile . There were 31,112 housing units at an average density of 75 per square mile...
. It was built between 1860 and 1865, and is a five bay, double pile red brick house with a hipped roof. It sits on a sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
foundation. In the 1890s, a Queen Anne
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...
style full length porch was added to the front facade.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2002.