Drinker, John, House

Sam Mason Rd., Bunker Hill, West Virginia. County/parish: Berkeley.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 10, 1980. NRIS 80004409.

2 contributing buildings. 6 contributing sites.

From Wikipedia:

John Drinker House

John Drinker House is a historic home located at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1815 and is a two-story, five-bay, limestone dwelling in the Federal style. It features an arched stone main entrance. The property includes the ruins of a log home that pre-dates the Drinker House, ruins of a stone smokehouse, and the ruins of slave quarters. A dump pile is also located on the property. The house was built by John Drinker (1760–1826), a Quaker portrait artist from Philadelphia. The house is believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86534226

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