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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