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Hancock House (Bluefield, West Virginia)

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Built
  
1907

NRHP Reference #
  
89001783

Area
  
6 ha

Architect
  
M.H. Pettigo

Opened
  
1907

Added to NRHP
  
17 January 1990

Hancock House (Bluefield, West Virginia)

Location
  
300 Sussex St., Bluefield, West Virginia

Architectural style
  
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, American Foursquare

The Hancock House also known as the "Alpha House," is a historic home located at Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. It was built in 1907, and is a large, 2 1/2-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.

References

Hancock House (Bluefield, West Virginia) Wikipedia