McNeer House - Salt Sulphur Springs, West Virginia - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The frame two-and-one-half-story Neo-colonial Revival house built in 1919 by Lewis Caperton McNeer and is one of the largest residential buildings in Monroe County. The house was built at the closing of World War I when there was a return to the architectural styles of the late eighteenth century. The Lewis McNeer’s ancestors first explored the area in 1754 when they accompanied Andrew Lewis in a survey exposition. Relatives returned to and settled in the area in 1785 and have lived in the area ever since.

Lewis Caperton McNeer was born in 1853 and by 1919 he has become quite wealthy due to his involvement in the farming and cattle business. Lewis never married and lived her with his sister, Florence Jennings and her family. Lewis lived here until his death in 1930, and he is buried in the McNeer Family Cemetery in Greenville, West Virginia.

For a short time after World War II, this house became the Lotus Club, which was Monroe County’s only Night Club. The Lotus Club soon closed it’s door and the home sat empty until the mid-1950’s when it was purchased by Isobelle Walter and her son David Gurley, who used it as their summer home and as a home to their fine stable of harness racing horses.

Today the McNeer Home remains a private residence, please be respectful of the property when visiting this area.

Source/Credit: West Virginia Department of Culture and History

Street address: Route 219 Union, WV United States 24983 County / Borough / Parish: Monroe County Year listed: 1991 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture, Engineering Periods of significance: 1900 - 1949 Historic function: Domestic Dwelling Current function: Domestic Dwelling Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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