John Drinker House
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Location | Sam Mason Rd., Bunker Hill, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°19′6″N 78°4′48″W / 39.31833°N 78.08000°WCoordinates: 39°19′6″N 78°4′48″W / 39.31833°N 78.08000°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1815 |
Architectural style | Federal |
MPS | Berkeley County MRA |
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Added to NRHP | December 10, 1980 |
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Depression in the ground where the Drinker House once stood