117 Oakhurst Avenue
The "Oaks" was constructed in 1908 for Judge Joseph
M. Sanders. Judge Sanders was elected as Bluefield's
second mayor in 1891.
He served on the West Virginia
Supreme Court and one term as a State Senator. Robert
Sheffey, architect, designed the massive Four Square style
home. It is possibly the largest Four Square in West
Virginia, boasting more than 8,000 square feet. Dr.
R.O. Rogers later purchased the house. Dr. Rogers was
one of the three physicians responsible for building the
Bluefield Sanitarium. |
404 Oakhurst Avenue
Alex Mahood designed this large Colonial Revival
style house for John T. Wilson, president and treasurer of
Winco Block Coal Company. It was built in 1926. |
909 Edgewood Road
This
Tudor Revival house truly represents the style of the period
of development of the coal baron houses in Bluefield.
Thomas H. Cooper built the house for his bride in 1925 for
$28,000.00. Alex Mahood served as architect. An
English castle owned by Mrs. Cooper's family was the
inspiration for the design. The Cooper family is
directly associated with the development of Bramwell and
Coopers, West Virginia. Some of the bricks protruding
beyond the facade of the house contain coal dust from the
family coal mines. |
625 Mountain View Avenue
Alex Mahood designed this gracious Colonial Revival
house. It was constructed in 1922 for Arthur Kingdon.
Laurence E. Tierney, Jr., a Yale graduate, and his wife,
Katharine, later purchased the house. Mr. Tierney
served as president of Flat Top National Bank. He was
an advisor to Presidents Truman, Kennedy, and Johnson.
The Tierney family name is synonymous with the development
of Bluefield and the coal industry |
618 Mountain View Avenue
The picturesque Neo-Classical style
Arthur Kingdon house was designed by Alex Mahood
and built in 1928. Arthur Kingdon, an
attorney and stockholder in the West Virginia
Coal Realty Company, built and occupied many of
the most beautiful homes in Bluefield.
Walter C. Shunk, coal operator, later owned the
house. |
730 Parkway Avenue
Considered the most unique house Robert
Sheffey designed in Bluefield, the Edna and Sidney Kwass
house is a perfect example of the International
style of architecture. It resembles a ship
with its porthole windows and follows this theme
throughout the interior of the house. This
style is very rare in West Virginia. The
house was constructed in 1935. It is said
to have been inspired from plans from the 1932
World's Fair. |
