Built 1874 Opened 1874 Architectural style Italianate architecture | NRHP Reference # 78002804 Area 4,000 m² Added to NRHP 9 June 1978 | |
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Location Court Ave., Weston, West Virginia People also search for Weston Downtown Historic District | ||
Jonathan M. Bennett House, also known as Louis Bennett Public Library, is a historic home located at Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia. It was built in 1874-1875, and is a 17-room mansion in the High Victorian Italianate style. It features a 4 1/2 story entrance tower with a mansard roof. It also has heavy wooden brackets on the tower and verandah, a balustraded tower balcony, and an elaborate bargeboard. it was left by Mrs. Louis Bennett, Sr., in 1922 to the citizens of Lewis County as a public library and community center.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is located in the Weston Downtown Historic District, listed in 1985.
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