The Alexander Campbell Mansion is a Federal style house on West Virginia Route 67 just east of Bethany, West Virginia, built in 1793 by John Brown and repeatedly enlarged, including a second story added to an enclosed porch in 1819 and a further expansion between 1836 and 1840. It became the home of Restoration Movement leader Alexander Campbell after his 1811 marriage to Margaret Brown, whose father John Brown had built the house; Campbell, who founded Bethany College in 1840 and served as its president, lived there until his death in 1866. The mansion is now a house museum operated by Bethany College, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1970. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Building Type LocationSourced to the subject's own accountBrooke County, United States 2 Completed Year Classification
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
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1. Alexander Campbell Mansion (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Campbell_Mansion, lead definition
The Alexander Campbell Mansion, also known as Campbell Mansion or Alexander Campbell House, is a historic house on West Virginia Route 67 just east of Bethany, West Virginia.
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The Alexander Campbell Mansion is a Federal style house on West Virginia Route 67 just east of Bethany, West Virginia, built in 1793 by John Brown and repeatedly enlarged, including a second story added to an enclosed porch in 1819 and a further expansion between 1836 and 1840. It became the home of Restoration Movement leader Alexander Campbell after his 1811 marriage to Margaret Brown, whose father John Brown had built the house; Campbell, who founded Bethany College in 1840 and served as its president, lived there until his death in 1866. The mansion is now a house museum operated by Bethany College, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1970.
Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1793)
completion_date/completed = 1793
Wikipedia infobox building_type field (House)
The Alexander Campbell Mansion, also known as Campbell Mansion or Alexander Campbell House, is a historic house on West Virginia Route 67 just east of Bethany, West Virginia. Built in 1793 and repeatedly enlarged, it was the home of minister Alexander Campbell (1788-1866) following his marriage in 1811. Known as the "sage of Bethany", Campbell was one of the most prominent early leaders of the Re
Uses Element: Timber, Wikipedia article
The main house is a rambling -story frame structure, its central portion encrusted by additions on both sides.
In Style: Federal Architecture, Wikipedia article
It is an unusually high-quality example of Federal architecture for what was then a very rural setting.
View the Source2. Alexander Campbell Mansion (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 386328): Brooke County, United StatesQuote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 386328): Brooke County, United States
Wikidata item Q4718520, property P131/P17 (location): Brooke County, United States
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