James F. Murray House

Location530 Louisiana Ave., Chester, West Virginia

Coordinates40°36′42″N 80°33′42″W / 40.61167°N 80.56167°W / 40.61167; -80.56167

Area1 acre (0.40 ha)

Built1903

James F. Murray House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	530 Louisiana Ave., Chester, West Virginia
Coordinates	40°36′42″N 80°33′42″W / 40.61167°N 80.56167°W / 40.61167; -80.56167
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1903
Architect	Snyder, J.A.
Architectural style	Classical Revival, American Four Square
NRHP reference No.	90001066 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 12, 1990

James F. Murray House, also known as Murray-Abrams House, is a historic home located at Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia. It was built 1904–1905, and is a blond brick, L-shaped dwelling in a combined Classical Revival / American Foursquare style. It featured a deep wraparound porch and porte cochere and slate covered intersecting hipped roofs. Also on the property is a large 2+1⁄2-story frame barn built in 1903. It was the home of James Fraser Murray, (1844-1925), an individual important in the Northern Panhandle's developing oil industry.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[1]