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West Virginia
Monongalia County

Purinton House

Purinton House is a historic home associated with the West Virginia University and located at , . It was built in 1904, and is a 2+1⁄2-story masonry dwelling with Classical Revival and Colonial Revival style features.
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  • Type: University building
  • Description: historic house in West Virginia, United States
  • Address: 1505 University Avenue, WV

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elizabeth Moore Hall and Stewart Hall.

University building
Photo: Stryker33, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic women's physical education building associated with West Virginia University and located in , .

University building
Photo: Stryker33, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic and administration building associated with the West Virginia University and located at , .

Theater building
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
is a historic theater building located at , . It opened July 24, 1924, two-and-a-half years after construction began, and consists of a single floor auditorium with balcony. is situated 1,300 feet south of Purinton House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morgantown and Westover.

Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the third largest city in West Virginia, and is the county seat of Monongalia County. It is home to West Virginia University, the state's flagship public university and university with the largest student body in the state.

Village
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is a city in , United States, along the Monongahela River. The population was 3,995 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Morgantown metropolitan area.

Neighborhood
is an unincorporated community in , , United States, adjacent to the city of .

Purinton House

Latitude
39.63445° or 39° 38′ 4″ north
Longitude
-79.9551° or 79° 57′ 18″ west
Elevation
935 feet (285 metres)
Height
22 feet (6.7 metres)
Open location code
87F2J2MV+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 154926877
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Geo­Names ID
4819180
Wiki­data ID
Q7261263
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“Purinton House” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Purinton House”. Photo: Stryker33, CC BY-SA 3.0.