Pendleton County Poor Farm
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Pendleton County Poor Farm is a historic poor farm house located at Upper Tract
, Pendleton County, West Virginia
. It was built about 1900, and is a large, 2 1/2-story frame building. It features a full width front porch and hipped roof with dormer
s.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1986.
Upper Tract, West Virginia
Upper Tract is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA. The community lies along U.S. Highway 220 at the confluence of Reeds Creek and the South Branch Potomac River....
, Pendleton County, West Virginia
Pendleton County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,196 people, 3,350 households, and 2,355 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile . There were 5,102 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile...
. It was built about 1900, and is a large, 2 1/2-story frame building. It features a full width front porch and hipped roof with dormer
Dormer
A dormer is a structural element of a building that protrudes from the plane of a sloping roof surface. Dormers are used, either in original construction or as later additions, to create usable space in the roof of a building by adding headroom and usually also by enabling addition of windows.Often...
s.
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 1986.