Lathrop Russell Charter House is a historic home located at West Union

West Union, West Virginia

West Union, incorporated July 20, 1881, is a town in Doddridge County, West Virginia. The population was 806 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Doddridge County. The mayor is Robert Fetty as of 2011. The town is located along Middle Island Creek at the junction of U.S...

, Doddridge County, West Virginia

Doddridge County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,403 people, 2,845 households, and 2,102 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile . There were 3,661 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...

. It was built in 1877, and is a two story, "T"-shaped frame dwelling, with a low-pitched hipped roof with bracketed eaves. It features tall crowned windows and a two story side porch. Also on the property is a contributing guest house.

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 1993.