Dr. James W. Hale House
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Dr. James W. Hale House, also known as the Hale-Pendleton House, "Temple Knob," and "Temple Hill," is a historic home located at Princeton
, Mercer County, West Virginia
. It was built about 1885, and is a large, two-story plus basement brick house. The house has many Gothic Revival
features, such as pointed-arch windows with panes divided by simple geometric tracery, gingerbread bargeboard
s, and a large verandah
completely around the west and south elevations. The verandah roof is supported by more than 12 fluted columns and a cornice with dentil molding in the Greek Revival
style. The house is built on Temple Knob, a small rise said to have been used as a signal point by both Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1976.
Princeton, West Virginia
Princeton is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 7,652 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 111,586. It is the county seat of Mercer County...
, Mercer County, West Virginia
Mercer County, West Virginia
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. It was built about 1885, and is a large, two-story plus basement brick house. The house has many Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
features, such as pointed-arch windows with panes divided by simple geometric tracery, gingerbread bargeboard
Bargeboard
Bargeboard is a board fastened to the projecting gables of a roof to give them strength and to mask, hide and protect the otherwise exposed end of the horizontal timbers or purlins of the roof to which they were attached...
s, and a large verandah
Verandah
A veranda or verandah is a roofed opened gallery or porch. It is also described as an open pillared gallery, generally roofed, built around a central structure...
completely around the west and south elevations. The verandah roof is supported by more than 12 fluted columns and a cornice with dentil molding in the Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
style. The house is built on Temple Knob, a small rise said to have been used as a signal point by both Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
.
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 1976.