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Trustee Emeritus Award for Excellence in the Stewardship of Historic Sites
In November 2000,
the National Trust for Historic Preservation presented this prestigious
award to The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America "for
acquiring, restoring, and interpreting a collection of historic properties
that offer invaluable opportunities to experience the rich variety of
America's heritage."
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NSCDA in West Virginia
Museum Property |
CRAIK PATTON HOUSE
(1834)
Address:
2809 Kanawha Boulevard East, P. O. Box 175
Charleston, WV 25321
Telephone:
(304) 925-5341
Open:
Mid-April through September,
Tuesday-Thursday: 10:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or by appointment. In addition, there is a
refurbished meeting room which can accommodate 50 in the lower part
of the house that can be rented for meetings and other functions.
Directions:
Located in Daniel Boone Park on
Highway 60, at the eastern city limit.
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Photograph by Erik Kvalsvik
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The Craik-Patton House is an outstanding
example of American Greek Revival architecture. Built near the Kanawha
River in 1834 by James Craik, it has been restored as a museum house by
The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of West
Virginia.
The house is furnished as it might
have appeared in 1834; one room is furnished in a later period to reflect
the ownership of George Smith Patton, a leader in the Confederate Army,
and the grandfather of General George S. Patton of World War II fame.
The house is owned and maintained
by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of
West Virginia.
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
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