Morton House, also known as Morton Mansion, is a historic home with Queen Anne style located at Webster Springs,

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that dates to 1912. It is a massive red brick dwelling set on a solid stone foundation, with a hipped roof and features a pair of -story turrets and each is topped with a conical shingled roof and capped with wooden

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s. It also has a wraparound porch around 3/4 of the house. It was the home of Eskridge H. Morton (1866-1940) a prominent local attorney and elected official in the West Virginia State Government. It was listed on the

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in 1986.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Queen Anne architecture in West Virginia Houses completed in 1912 Houses in Webster County, West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Webster County, West Virginia 1912 establishments in West Virginia {{WebsterCountyWV-NRHP-stub