"Walnut Grove", also known as the Andrew Beirne House, is a historic home located near Union,

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 ...

. It is a "T" shaped dwelling that integrates four separate structures. The oldest date to the 1780s and incorporates two, two-story log buildings. Attached to them is a formerly detached log kitchen. A two-story, Greek Revival-style brick addition was built after 1825. The entrance is in this section and features a one-story porch supported by square columns. Also on the property are a two-room frame office building, brick smokehouse, and stone springhouse. It was home to U.S. Congressman

Andrew Beirne Andrew Beirne (1771 – March 16, 1845) was an Irish immigrant who became a merchant, militia officer and politician in western Virginia, representing Monroe County in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly as well as the United States Hous ...

(1771–1845). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It is located in the

Union Historic District Union Historic District is a national historic district located at Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. The district includes 174 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, 7 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in the Union ...

, listed in 1990.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Greek Revival houses in West Virginia Houses in Monroe County, West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, West Virginia Federal architecture in West Virginia Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in West Virginia {{MonroeCountyWV-NRHP-stub