Ananias Pitsenbarger Farm

Ananias Pitsenbarger Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	WV 23 approximately 1/4 mile south of junction with County Route 23/1, near Franklin, West Virginia
Coordinates	38°34′40″N 79°19′07″W / 38.57778°N 79.31861°WCoordinates: 38°34′40″N 79°19′07″W / 38.57778°N 79.31861°W
Area	130 acres (53 ha)
Built	c. 1845, c. 1900
Built by	Propst, John; Pitsenbarger, Ananias J
NRHP Reference #	11000557[1]
Added to NRHP	August 18, 2011

Ananias Pitsenbarger Farm is a historic home and farm complex located at Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia. The original section of the house was built in 1845, and includes the 2 1/2-story section on the north end, with a later 1 1/2-story addition built about 1900. The house rests on a foundation of coursed rubble stone and is clad in weatherboard siding. It has a standing-seam metal gable roof. Also on the property are 15 log and frame contributing outbuildings. They include the cellar house, two hog pens, a stable, woodworking shop, carriage house, chicken coop, granary (photo 10), shed, privy constructed by the Works Progress Administration, spring house, three small hay barns, and a large double-crib log hay barn. Also on the property is the Pitsenbarger Cemetery.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/15/11 through 8/19/11. National Park Service. 2011-08-26.
2. Jeffrey W Munn, Teresa W Munn (January 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ananias Pitsenbarger Farm" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.