"Sunset Hill", also known as the Alderson Home, is a historic home located at Alderson,

Monroe County, West Virginia Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,376. Its county seat is Union. Monroe County was the home of Andrew Summers Rowan of Spanish–American War fame, who is immortalized in ...

. The main farmhouse was built in 1880, and is a two-story I house with side gables and a two-story ell. The front facade features a gable

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supported by four

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columns. Also on the property are a contributing cottage (c. 1900),

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built by the

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(c. 1935–1936), barn (c. 1900), cistern (c. 1880), and entrance gates (c. 1925). It was listed on the

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in 2000.

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Houses in Monroe County, West Virginia Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Houses completed in 1880 Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia I-houses in West Virginia Works Progress Administration in West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, West Virginia 1880 establishments in West Virginia {{MonroeCountyWV-NRHP-stub