John Drinker House

John Drinker House is a historic home located at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1815 and is a two-story, five bay, limestone dwelling in the Federal style. It features an arched stone main entrance. The property includes the ruins of a log home that pre-dates the Drinker House, ruins of a stone smokehouse, and the ruins of slave quarters. A dump pile is also located on the property. The house was built by John Drinker (1760–1826), a Quaker portrait artist from Philadelphia. The house is believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad.[2]

John Drinker House
Depression in the ground where the Drinker House once stood
LocationSam Mason Rd., Bunker Hill, West Virginia
Coordinates39°19′6″N 78°4′48″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1815
Architectural styleFederal
MPSBerkeley County MRA
NRHP reference No.80004409 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Don C. Wood (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Drinker House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.


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