Indian Rocks Dining Hall | |
 The upper story and roof, seen from WV 7 in September, 2015 | |
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| Location | WV 7, 1 mile east of Reedsville, near Reedsville, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°30′37″N 79°45′55″W / 39.51028°N 79.76528°W |
| Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architectural style | Adirondack |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001688[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 8, 2003 |
Indian Rocks Dining Hall is a historic building located near Reedsville, Preston County, West Virginia. The dining hall was built in 1928, and 1+1⁄2 stories, with a hip porch on three sides. The front facade is of brown fieldstone with a large fireplace at the center front of the building. It is in the rustic Adirondack style. Also on the property are a contributing tourist cabin (c. 1928), an ice / spring house (1928), and an ice pond (c. 1928). The property was developed in the late-1920s by John Henry Hunt, Sr., who was a pioneer in African American entrepreneurship and worked for the advancement of African Americans in West Virginia.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Katherine Jourdan, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Clay, and Candice Clendenin (October 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Indian Rocks Dining Hall" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
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