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Canty House

Coordinates: 38°22′57″N 81°45′48″W / 38.38250°N 81.76333°W / 38.38250; -81.76333
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Canty House
Canty House is located in West Virginia
Canty House
Canty House is located in the United States
Canty House
LocationWV 25, Institute, West Virginia
Coordinates38°22′57″N 81°45′48″W / 38.38250°N 81.76333°W / 38.38250; -81.76333
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1900
Built byJames M. Canty
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.88001587[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 1988

Canty House, also known as "The Magnolia," is a historic home located on the campus of West Virginia State University at Institute, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built about 1900, as a simply designed, two-story frame farm house. In 1923, it was remodeled to its present form in the Classical Revival style. It has flanking two-story side galleries and a center pedimented pavilion. It features a two-story portico supported by two Corinthian order columns. It was originally the home of "Colonel" James M. Canty, one of the early instructors at the West Virginia Colored Institute.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Dr. Ancella Radford Bickley (May 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Canty House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.