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Gaymont is a historic home located near
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Preston County, West Virginia Preston County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census, the population was 34,216. Its county seat is Kingwood, West Virginia, Kingwood. The county was fo ...
. It was built about 1896 as a summer resort cottage. It is a two-story, T-shaped dwelling constructed of wood, wood shingles, wood half-timbers, and cut stone. It displays eclectic overtones of
American Craftsman American Craftsman is an American domestic architectural style, inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, which included interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts, beginning in the last years of the 19th century. ...
, Rustic, and Queen Anne architectural styles. It features a low-pitched, cross-gabled, and hipped roof and wraparound, Queen Anne style
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. It was listed on the
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in 1992. It is located in the Brookside Historic District.


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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Queen Anne architecture in West Virginia Houses completed in 1896 Houses in Preston County, West Virginia Bungalow architecture in West Virginia American Craftsman architecture in West Virginia Rustic architecture in West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Preston County, West Virginia Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in West Virginia 1896 establishments in West Virginia {{PrestonCountyWV-NRHP-stub