James F. Murray House
James F. Murray House | |
| Location | 530 Louisiana Ave., Chester, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 40°36′42″N 80°33′42″W / 40.61167°N 80.56167°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architect | Snyder, J.A. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, American Four Square |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001066 |
| Added to NRHP | July 12, 1990 |
James F. Murray House, also known as Murray-Abrams House, is a historic home located at Chester, Hancock County, West Virginia. It was built 1904–1905, and is a blond brick, L-shaped dwelling in a combined Classical Revival / American Foursquare style. It featured a deep wraparound porch and porte cochere and slate covered intersecting hipped roofs. Also on the property is a large 2+1⁄2-story frame barn built in 1903. It was the home of James Fraser Murray, (1844-1925), an individual important in the Northern Panhandle's developing oil industry. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.