Nicholas Switzer House
Historic house in West Virginia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nicholas Switzer House, also known as The Old Stone House and "Switzerland," is a historic home located near Wardensville, Hardy County, West Virginia. The house was built in 1788, and is a two-story I-house with a lower-level and attic constructed of uncoursed fieldstone. It sits on a stone foundation and has a side-gable, standing seam metal roof. The rear elevation features a two-story porch built about 1880. The Switzer family were Swiss German immigrants.[2]
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Nicholas Switzer House | |
Location | County Route 5 and Waites Run, near Wardensville, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°4′50″N 78°34′48″W |
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
Built | 1778 |
Architect | Nicholas Switzer |
Architectural style | I-house |
NRHP reference No. | 08001238[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 24, 2008 |
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]