Morton House

Union St., Webster Springs, West Virginia. County/parish: Webster.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 15, 1986. NRIS 86000795.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Morton House (Webster Springs, West Virginia)

Morton House, also known as Morton Mansion, is a historic home with Queen Anne style located at Webster Springs, Webster County, West Virginia that dates to 1912. It is a massive red brick dwelling set on a solid stone foundation, with a hipped roof and features a pair of 2+12-story turrets and each is topped with a conical shingled roof and capped with wooden finials. It also has a wraparound porch around 3/4 of the house.

It was the home of Eskridge H. Morton (1866-1940) a prominent local attorney and elected official in the West Virginia State Government.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86536224

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