Anna Jarvis House

Anna Jarvis House
Anna Jarvis House is located in West Virginia
Anna Jarvis House
Anna Jarvis House is located in the United States
Anna Jarvis House
LocationU.S. Routes 119 and 250, Webster, West Virginia
Coordinates39°17′37″N 80°2′39″W / 39.29361°N 80.04417°W / 39.29361; -80.04417
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1854
Architectural styleI-House
NRHP reference No.79002601 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 1979

Anna Jarvis House is a historic home located at Webster in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1854, and is a frame I-house. It is notable as the birthplace of Anna Jarvis, founder of Mother's Day, and as General George B. McClellan's first field headquarters during his 1861 western Virginia campaign.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ James E. Harding (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Anna Jarvis House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-09.


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