Alexander Wade House
Built 1860. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Register name | Wade, Alexander, House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 256 Prairie St., Morgantown, WV |
| County | Monongalia County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Education |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000752 |
| Built | 1860 · more from the 1860s |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 256 Prairie St., Morgantown, WV |
| Coordinates | 39.6247° N, 79.9583° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Morgantown | 43 listed places in Morgantown → · walking tour → |
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Questions people ask
When was Alexander Wade House listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Alexander Wade House built?
1860.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Alexander Wade House?
256 Prairie St., Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Alexander Wade House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000752. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.