McNeer House
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McNeer House is a historic home located near Salt Sulphur Springs
, Monroe County, West Virginia
. It was built in 1919, and is a 2 1/2 story frame dwelling painted white in the Colonial Revival
style. It has a rear service area that features a two-story, "U"-shaped wing with a one-story rear portico
with Doric order
columns between the arms of the U. It features a two-story flat-roofed portico supported by four Doric columns, across the central bay of the front elevation. The house was built by E. Grier Kendall, but may have been designed by Alex B. Mahood
from nearby Bluefield, West Virginia
. It is the largest residential building in Monroe County. For a short time after World War II, the McNeer House became the "Lotus Club," perhaps Monroe County's only nightclub
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1991.
Salt Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Salt Sulphur Springs is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Salt Sulphur Springs is located on U.S. Route 219 southwest of Union....
, Monroe County, West Virginia
Monroe County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,583 people, 5,447 households, and 3,883 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile . There were 7,267 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile...
. It was built in 1919, and is a 2 1/2 story frame dwelling painted white in the Colonial Revival
Colonial Revival architecture
The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style, garden design, and interior design movement in the United States which sought to revive elements of Georgian architecture, part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement in the arts. In the early 1890s Americans began to value their own...
style. It has a rear service area that features a two-story, "U"-shaped wing with a one-story rear portico
Portico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls...
with Doric order
Doric order
The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.-History:...
columns between the arms of the U. It features a two-story flat-roofed portico supported by four Doric columns, across the central bay of the front elevation. The house was built by E. Grier Kendall, but may have been designed by Alex B. Mahood
Alex B. Mahood
Alexander Blount Mahood was a Bluefield, West Virginia-based architect.He was born at Lynchburg, Virginia in 1888 and attended the École des Beaux-Arts. He came to Bluefield in 1912 and set up business. He was the architect for the West Virginia Hotel and many of his major residential works are...
from nearby Bluefield, West Virginia
Bluefield, West Virginia
Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 10,447 at the 2010 census. It is also the core city of the Bluefield WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,342.-Geography & Climate:...
. It is the largest residential building in Monroe County. For a short time after World War II, the McNeer House became the "Lotus Club," perhaps Monroe County's only nightclub
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
.
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 1991.