Hagans Homestead
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Hagans Homestead, also known as Barnes Hotel and Stone Manor Tourist Home, is a historic home located at Brandonville
, Preston County, West Virginia
. It was built in 1830, and is a large 2 1/2 story, "L"-shaped house built of native cut sandstone
. It consists of a main block, measuring 28 feet by 24 feet, with a 1 1/2 story frame addition measuring 20 feet by 20 feet. Also on the property is a Victorian gazebo
, originally built as a well house
. Built originally as a single family dwelling, the Barnes family maintained the house as a hotel during the early 1900's, then later a tourist home in the 1940s and 1950s. It was divided into two apartments during the 1960s, then returned to a single family home after 1970.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1993.
Brandonville, West Virginia
Brandonville is a town in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 102 at the 2000 census.-History:The Hagans Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.-Geography:...
, Preston County, West Virginia
Preston County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 29,334 people, 11,544 households, and 8,357 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 13,444 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...
. It was built in 1830, and is a large 2 1/2 story, "L"-shaped house built of native cut 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,...
. It consists of a main block, measuring 28 feet by 24 feet, with a 1 1/2 story frame addition measuring 20 feet by 20 feet. Also on the property is a Victorian gazebo
Gazebo
A gazebo is a pavilion structure, sometimes octagonal, that may be built, in parks, gardens, and spacious public areas. Gazebos are freestanding or attached to a garden wall, roofed, and open on all sides; they provide shade, shelter, ornamental features in a landscape, and a place to rest...
, originally built as a well house
Well House
Well house is a term for a type of buildings erected in Israel in the 19th century around water wells, especially near orange groves.- Description :...
. Built originally as a single family dwelling, the Barnes family maintained the house as a hotel during the early 1900's, then later a tourist home in the 1940s and 1950s. It was divided into two apartments during the 1960s, then returned to a single family home after 1970.
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 1993.