William C. Mooney House
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The William C. Mooney House, also known as the Mooney Mansion, is located at 122 North Paul Street in Woodsfield
, Ohio
. The house was placed on the National Register
on 1982-03-15.
William C. Mooney
, a prominent citizen of Woodsfield, purchased the house in 1912 and dramatically altered the house inside and out. The Queen Anne facade gave way to a mixture of Greek and Colonial Revival styles currently present in the features. Upon Mooney's death the house passed to several family members until it was sold outside the family. The house is still a private residence.
on either side and a large fan light with wooden spokes. The door sits in between two windows on either side; each window is a 12/1 sash with dark black shutters.
Above the main door is a double French door with transom windows which opens onto the second floor of the veranda. The door is flanked by two windows that match the lower windows. A hipped roof
tops the main block of the house and is pierced by three dormer windows
. Two large brick chimneys sit to either side of the main part of the house.
A wraparound porch stretches off to either side of the house. A porte-cochere
sits to the east of the house. Simple Doric columns line the porch and porte-cochere and add a classic touch to the home. A gabled
projection juts from the center of the house on the east and west exposures.
Woodsfield, Ohio
Woodsfield is a village in Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,598 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Monroe County and houses the Monroe County Courthouse.-Geography:Woodsfield is located at ....
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. The house was placed on the National Register
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...
on 1982-03-15.
History
The original house located on the property was a Queen Anne style residence that was built during the late 1800s. The house featured a corner tower with a spire roof and other Victorian decorations such as decorative cornice brackets and carved railings. The property would undergo major renovations after the turn of the century.William C. Mooney
William C. Mooney
William Crittenden Mooney was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. His parents were Colonel Samuel L. Mooney, a major figure in the development of Monroe County, and Martha Kirkpatrick.-Early life:...
, a prominent citizen of Woodsfield, purchased the house in 1912 and dramatically altered the house inside and out. The Queen Anne facade gave way to a mixture of Greek and Colonial Revival styles currently present in the features. Upon Mooney's death the house passed to several family members until it was sold outside the family. The house is still a private residence.
Appearance
The -story wooden-frame house rises from its lot with the main entrance facing north. The entrance is reached by a small flight of stairs and is flanked by four colossal Ionic columns and a 2-story veranda. The front door is surrounded by transom windowsTransom (architectural)
In architecture, a transom is the term given to a transverse beam or bar in a frame, or to the crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it. Transom is also the customary U.S. word used for a transom light, the window over this crosspiece...
on either side and a large fan light with wooden spokes. The door sits in between two windows on either side; each window is a 12/1 sash with dark black shutters.
Above the main door is a double French door with transom windows which opens onto the second floor of the veranda. The door is flanked by two windows that match the lower windows. A hipped roof
Hip roof
A hip roof, or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope. Thus it is a house with no gables or other vertical sides to the roof. A square hip roof is shaped like a pyramid. Hip roofs on the houses could have two triangular side...
tops the main block of the house and is pierced by three dormer windows
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...
. Two large brick chimneys sit to either side of the main part of the house.
A wraparound porch stretches off to either side of the house. A porte-cochere
Porte-cochere
A porte-cochère is the architectural term for a porch- or portico-like structure at a main or secondary entrance to a building through which a horse and carriage can pass in order for the occupants to alight under cover, protected from the weather.The porte-cochère was a feature of many late 18th...
sits to the east of the house. Simple Doric columns line the porch and porte-cochere and add a classic touch to the home. A gabled
Gable
A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system being used and aesthetic concerns. Thus the type of roof enclosing the volume dictates the shape of the gable...
projection juts from the center of the house on the east and west exposures.
Further reading
- Souvenir of Woodsfield and Monroe County; Monroe County Republican; Woodsfield, Ohio; 1906