Cunningham House and Outbuildings
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Cunningham House and Outbuildings, also known as Cunningham Farm, is a historic home located near Napier
, Braxton County, West Virginia. The house dates to the 1830s, and is a two story, log structure sided with white clapboards. Also located on the property is a food cellar and granary
. The buildings are representative of traditional central West Virginia subsistence farming techniques. The site was purchased by the Army Corps of Engineers
during the development of Burnsville Lake
, and is administered as part of the Bulltown Historic Area.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1984.
Napier, West Virginia
Napier is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, founded in 1894, with the ZIP code of 26631. Napier has two significant historical landmarks: the Cunningham House and Outbuildings and the Union Civil War Fortification, and both are listed on the National...
, Braxton County, West Virginia. The house dates to the 1830s, and is a two story, log structure sided with white clapboards. Also located on the property is a food cellar and granary
Granary
A granary is a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed. In ancient or primitive granaries, pottery is the most common use of storage in these buildings. Granaries are often built above the ground to keep the stored food away from mice and other animals.-Early origins:From ancient times grain...
. The buildings are representative of traditional central West Virginia subsistence farming techniques. The site was purchased by the Army Corps of Engineers
United States Army Corps of Engineers
The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 38,000 civilian and military personnel, making it the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency...
during the development of Burnsville Lake
Burnsville Lake
Burnsville Lake is both a recreational and flood control reservoir on Little Kanawha River located southeast of Burnsville in Braxton County, West Virginia. Burnsville Lake was authorized by the U.S. Congress in the Flood Control Act of 1938....
, and is administered as part of the Bulltown Historic Area.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1984.