May–Kraus Farm
May–Kraus Farm | |
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| Location | 3052 Crooked Run Rd., near Alum Bridge, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°1′22″N 80°37′46″W / 39.02278°N 80.62944°W |
| Area | 110 acres (45 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Built by | Lawrence May |
| Architectural style | I-House |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000175[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 22, 2006 |
May–Kraus Farm, also known as La Paix Herb Farm, is a historic home located near Alum Bridge, Lewis County, West Virginia. The original farmhouse was built about 1850, and is a two-story log house appended as an ell to the rear of the main house. The main house is a two-story, wood-frame I house. It features a two-story porch. Also on the property is a root cellar (1880) and chicken / pig shed (1880).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Myra Bonhage-Hale (November 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: May–Kraus Farm" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
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Categories:
- Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1850
- Houses in Lewis County, West Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- I-houses in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Lewis County, West Virginia
- Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Mountain Lakes, West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs