William Gaston Caperton Jr. House

William Gaston Caperton Jr. House
Nearest city WV 3 east of Union, near Union, West Virginia
Coordinates 37°35′33″N 80°30′47″W / 37.59250°N 80.51306°W / 37.59250; -80.51306Coordinates: 37°35′33″N 80°30′47″W / 37.59250°N 80.51306°W / 37.59250; -80.51306
Area 15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built 1773
Architectural style Greek Revival, Georgian
NRHP Reference # 91001733[1]
Added to NRHP November 21, 1991

William Gaston Caperton Jr. House, also known as "Wyndridge," is a historic home and national historic district located near Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. The district includes nine contributing buildings. The main house was built in 1872, and is a large, almost square, two-story hipped roof Georgian plan house. The front facade features a one-story portico that is Greek Revival in form. The 1872 house incorporates two two-story late 18th century log structures and the early pioneer 1773 Blanton House. Also on the property are the contributing log ice house and log smoke house, barn with vertical siding, a cattle scales and a machine shed, carriage shed, and a shed. A descendent of William Gaston Caperton Jr. is Gaston Caperton, who served as Governor of West Virginia from January 16, 1989 – January 13, 1997.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Ronald L. Ripley (July 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Gaston Caperton Jr. House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.


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