Stone Manse
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Stone Manse is a historic manse
located near Caldwell
, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
. It was built in 1796, and is a 2 1/2 story, gable roofed, Federal
style dwelling. It was built using brown, red, and gray stones from the nearby Greenbrier River
. A wood frame addition was completed in 1833. The house served as the first manse of the Old Stone Presbyterian Church
in Lewisburg and was originally the home of Reverend Benjamin Porter Grigsby, the congregation's second officiant.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2004.
Manse
A manse is a house inhabited by, or formerly inhabited by, a minister, usually used in the context of a Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist or United Church...
located near Caldwell
Caldwell, West Virginia
Caldwell is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Caldwell is located on U.S. Route 60 southeast of Lewisburg. Caldwell has a post office with ZIP code 24925....
, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Greenbrier County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 34,453 people, 14,571 households, and 9,922 families residing in the county. The population density was 34 people per square mile . There were 17,644 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...
. It was built in 1796, and is a 2 1/2 story, gable roofed, Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
style dwelling. It was built using brown, red, and gray stones from the nearby Greenbrier River
Greenbrier River
The Greenbrier River is a tributary of the New River, long, in southeastern West Virginia, USA. Via the New, Kanawha and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of...
. A wood frame addition was completed in 1833. The house served as the first manse of the Old Stone Presbyterian Church
Old Stone Church (Lewisburg, West Virginia)
Old Stone Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was built in 1796, and is a two story, rectangular limestone building. An addition was built in 1830, making the building 75 feet by 44 feet in size. It features an open cupola belfry...
in Lewisburg and was originally the home of Reverend Benjamin Porter Grigsby, the congregation's second officiant.
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 2004.