Vandiver-Trout-Clause House
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Vandiver-Trout-Clause House is a historic home located at Ridgeville
, Mineral County, West Virginia
. For many years it provided accommodations for travelers and also served as a post office
, tavern
, polling place, and landmark. It is an "L"-shaped, two story frame building with a gable roof in a vernacular Federal
style. It was built sometime in the first quarter of the 19th century.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979.
Ridgeville, West Virginia
Ridgeville is an unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along U.S. Routes 50 and 220 in the Mill Creek Valley, west of Markwood.The zip code for Ridgeville is 26710...
, Mineral County, West Virginia
Mineral County, West Virginia
Mineral County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 28,212. Its county seat is Keyser.-Ancient history:...
. For many years it provided accommodations for travelers and also served as a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, tavern
Tavern
A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food, and in some cases, where travelers receive lodging....
, polling place, and landmark. It is an "L"-shaped, two story frame building with a gable roof in a vernacular Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
style. It was built sometime in the first quarter of the 19th century.
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 1979.