The Hancock House, also known as the "Alpha House," is a historic home located at Bluefield in Mercer County,

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. It was built in 1907, and is a large, 2½-story frame dwelling in the American Foursquare style. It features a massive, very deep porch encircling the house on the front and side elevations and a

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. The house was purchased by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity of Bluefield State College in 1962. It was listed on the

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in 1990.

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