Henry Gassaway Davis House
Historic house in West Virginia, United States
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Henry Gassaway Davis House, also known as the Knights of Pythias Lafayette Lodge, No. 3, and Calanthe Temple, No. 8, Pythian Sisters, is a historic home located at Piedmont, Mineral County, West Virginia. It was built in 1871, for U.S. Senator and vice presidential nominee Henry G. Davis (1823–1916). It is a three-bay, four-story Second Empire style brick duplex. It has a simple mansard roof and 12 gabled pedimented dormer windows on the concave slopes. The front façade features dual stone-and-slate stairs, ascending to two centered paired six-by-nine-foot framed one-story entry porches.[2]
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| Location | 15-17 Jones St. and 81 Second Street, Piedmont, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°28′55″N 79°2′59″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1871 |
| Built by | E.J. Fredlock Manufacturing Co. |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 08001239[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 19, 2008 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]