Keenan House

Keenan House

Keenan House West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
1840. 232 Main St. (east side of Main St. between 3rd and 5th aves.)

This substantial Greek Revival brick house is also a survivor of the 1861 burning of Guyandotte. The house is notable for its stepped gable ends and its elaborate sawtooth cornice, consisting of two courses of brick set at 45degree angles to the walls. Similar work is evident in several houses in Barboursville. The building now serves as a public library.

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