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Jonathan M. Bennett House

Coordinates: 39°2′11″N 80°27′55″W / 39.03639°N 80.46528°W / 39.03639; -80.46528
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Jonathan M. Bennett House
Jonathan M. Bennett House is located in West Virginia
Jonathan M. Bennett House
Jonathan M. Bennett House is located in the United States
Jonathan M. Bennett House
LocationCourt Ave., Weston, West Virginia
Coordinates39°2′11″N 80°27′55″W / 39.03639°N 80.46528°W / 39.03639; -80.46528
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1874
Architectural styleItalianate
Part ofWeston Downtown Historic District (ID85002468)
NRHP reference No.78002804[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 9, 1978
Designated CPSeptember 28, 1985

Jonathan M. Bennett House, also known as Louis Bennett Public Library, is a historic home located at Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia. Its name reflects its builder, Jonathan M. Bennett, who represented Lewis County in the Virginia General Assembly and served as state auditor before the American Civil War. Bennett was a prominent local lawyer and businessman, who was allowed to hold office in West Virginia following its adoption of a new state Constitution in 1872.[2] He built this house in 1874–1875; the 17-room mansion reflects the High Victorian Italianate style. It features a 4+12-story entrance tower with a mansard roof. It also has heavy wooden brackets on the tower and verandah, a balustraded tower balcony, and an elaborate bargeboard. it was left by Mrs. Louis Bennett, Sr., in 1922 to the citizens of Lewis County as a public library and community center.[3][4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is located in the Weston Downtown Historic District, listed in 1985.[1]

The papers of Jonathan M. Bennett are housed at the West Virginia & Regional History Center at West Virginia University within A&M 32

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ http://genealogytrails.com/wva/lewis/history.htm>
  3. ^ Rodney S. Collins (November 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jonathan M. Bennett House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  4. ^ "National Registr of Historic Places Continuation Sheet: Jonathan M. Bennett House" (PDF). West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History. National Park Service. January 22, 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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