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Charles Downs II House

Berkeley County, West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubsFederal architecture in West VirginiaHouses completed in 1835Houses in Berkeley County, West VirginiaHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Berkeley County, West Virginia
CHARLES DOWNS II HOUSE, MARLOWE, BERKELEY COUNTY, WV
CHARLES DOWNS II HOUSE, MARLOWE, BERKELEY COUNTY, WV

Charles Downs II House is a historic home located near Marlowe, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built in 1835 and is a two-story, L-shaped, brick dwelling measuring 53 feet wide and 50 feet deep. It is five bays wide and three bays deep. Also on the property are a cement block garage and wood-frame shed dating to the 1920s.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

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Charles Downs II House
Bowie Drive,

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Bowie Drive
25419
West Virginia, United States
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CHARLES DOWNS II HOUSE, MARLOWE, BERKELEY COUNTY, WV
CHARLES DOWNS II HOUSE, MARLOWE, BERKELEY COUNTY, WV
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