Johnston-Truax House is a historic home located at Weirton

Weirton, West Virginia

Weirton is a city located in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, United States. Most of the city is in Hancock County, with the remainder in Brooke County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 20,411...

, Hancock County, West Virginia

Hancock County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 32,667 people, 13,678 households, and 9,506 families residing in the county. The population density was 394 people per square mile . There were 14,728 housing units at an average density of 178 per square mile...

. The original log section was built in 1785, and expanded about 1850 and in 1886. It is a 1 1/2 story building with a one story wing. It has log walls covered with clapboard and in turn with siding. It features a full porch with a shed roof.

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.