Woodbury (Leetown, West Virginia)

Woodbury

Front of Woodbury
Location On County Road 1/4, near Leetown, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°21′28″N 77°54′29″W / 39.35778°N 77.90806°W / 39.35778; -77.90806Coordinates: 39°21′28″N 77°54′29″W / 39.35778°N 77.90806°W / 39.35778; -77.90806
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1834-1835
Architectural style Early Republic, Regency Style
NRHP Reference # 74002005[1]
Added to NRHP October 9, 1974

Woodbury or Woodberry, is a historic mansion located near Leetown, Jefferson County, West Virginia. It was built in 1834-1835 for the jurist and Congressman Henry St. George Tucker, Sr. (1780–1848). It is 2 1/2 stories tall and is built of a stone core, faced with white plaster in a Regency period style. The front facade features a flat-roofed center portico supported by four plain columns in front and two engaged columns in the rear.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Huyett and James E. Harding (April 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Woodbury" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.


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