Hancock House

300 Sussex St., Bluefield, West Virginia. County/parish: Mercer.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 17, 1990. NRIS 89001783.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Alpha House

From Wikipedia:

Hancock House (Bluefield, West Virginia)

The Hancock House, also known as the "Alpha House," is a historic home located at Bluefield in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1907 and is a large, 2½-story frame dwelling in the American Foursquare style. It features a massive, very deep porch encircling the house on the front and side elevations and a porte cochere. The house was purchased by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity of Bluefield State College in 1962.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86535655

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