Pinecrest (Elkins, West Virginia)
Historic house in West Virginia, United States
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"Pinecrest", also known as the Richard C. Kerens House and Kerens-Spears House, is a historic home located at Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia. It was built in 1892 to a design by the Boston architecture firm Peabody & Stearns as a summer home for Richard C. Kerens (1842–1916). It is a large sandstone dwelling in a modified Shingle Style. It has an asymmetrical shape with gable-fronted sections in the main portion, a hip roof on the servants wing, and two cone-shaped tops on rounded turrets. It features a front porch that extends well beyond the exterior wall and curves along a single-story rounded projection at the east corner.[2]
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| Location | Kerens Hill, Elkins, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°55′53″N 79°51′11″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1892 |
| Architect | Peaboby & Stearns |
| Architectural style | Shingle Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002600[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 11, 1979 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
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