Hancock House | |
![]() Seen through trees | |
Location | 300 Sussex St., Bluefield, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°16′33″N 81°13′13″W / 37.27583°N 81.22028°W |
Built | 1907 |
Architect | M.H. Pettigo |
Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, American Foursquare |
NRHP reference No. | 89001783 [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 17, 1990 |
The Hancock House, also known as the "Alpha House," is a historic home located at Bluefield in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. 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 porte cochere. The house was purchased by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity of Bluefield State College in 1962. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]
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