Clelland House, also known as the Houghton House and Clelland-Houghton-Wallace Log House, is a historic home located near
Grafton,
Taylor County, West Virginia
Taylor County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,705. Its county seat is Grafton. The county was formed in 1844 and named for Senator John Taylor of Caroline.
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. It was built about 1800, and consists of a two-story main section constructed of "V"-notched logs, with a one-story frame kitchen wing. It was designed with one chimney and one large room on each floor. It is the oldest surviving house in the area.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1980.
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
Houses completed in 1800
Houses in Taylor County, West Virginia
Scotch-Irish American culture in West Virginia
Scottish-American culture in West Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Taylor County, West Virginia
Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
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