NFS Form 10-900 - National Park Service

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Name of Property County and State 11. Form Prepared By Name/Title: Kristen Peck Eakle Organization: City of Summersville___ Date: ____January 31, 2002 Street & Number: 400 North Broad Street Telephone: (304)872-1211 City or Town: Summersville____ State: WV ZIP: 26651 Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) Name: City of Summersville Street & Number 400 North Broad Street Telephone: (3Q4V872-1211 City or Town: Summersville State: WV Zip: 26651
(NFS Form 10-900) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Brown, Dr. Flavius, House Nicholas Co., WV Name of Property County/State Section number 7 Page _1 Architectural Description; The Brown House is a two-story, approximately 2400 square foot Neoclassical Revival style home, built around 1925 for Dr. Flavius Brown. Built on what was originally a 25 acre farm, the house now sits on the remaining 5.8$ acre site. Mature hardwood trees are evenly spaced across the lot. The property is located on the southeast edge of Summersville's downtown district, where Old Wilderness Road and Arbuckle Road intersect. Also located on the property is a two- story, three bay garage, built about nine years after the house was built, circa 1934. Dr. Flavius Brown House ca. 1925 Contributing Building _ The Bmwn hoijse M^ visible on the south slope of the roof, and a corbeled brick exterior chimney visible on the north side elevation. The exterior is sheathed with German siding with corner and frieze boards. On the main fa9ade, which faces west, there are six 6/1 double-hung sash windows on the second floor, and 9/1 double-hung sash windows on the first floor, arranged in two groups of three. The two- story, gabled portico includes slender, two-story Doric columns. These columns replaced the original brick supports, a change made in the 1950's when Flavius Jr. purchased the home from his mother. In addition to changes to the porch, he placed shutters around the windows. The main entrance door has an undivided transom and sidelights. A split-faced, random ashlar sandstone foundation is visible between the lower edge of the siding and the ground. This foundation detail is visible on all elevations. On the north elevation, there is a one-story, hip roof porch with four square support posts. The porch foundation consists of split-faced, random ashlar sandstone with a stone flight of steps centered on the north side of the porch. Two multi-pane wooden doors open on the porch, divided by the exterior brick chimney. On the second story level of the north elevation, two 6/1 double- hung sash windows are visible to each side of the chimney. The rear elevation faces east, and is a near copy of the main fa9ade in terms of its window arrangement. The mam difference is the one-story, hip roof back porch on the left side of the elevation. The porch has been enclosed since its original construction, and was subsequently damaged by fire. At the present time, a sandstone faced concrete handicap access ramp is being constructed parallel to the back wall of the porch. The south side elevation reveals the interior brick chimney, visible near the peak of the roof. The second story windows are 6/1 double hung sash, with two individual windows present in the left half of the wall, and a paired set on the right. On the first story, there are two sets of triple double-hung windows, with the left set composed of 9/1 sashes, and the right composed of 6/1 sashes. A basement entry is visible at the foundation level in the lower left corner of the elevation.
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