Indian Rocks Dining Hall facts for kids
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Indian Rocks Dining Hall
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The upper story and roof, seen from WV 7 in September, 2015
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 Location in West Virginia
Location in the United States
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| Location | WV 7, 1 mile east of Reedsville, near Reedsville, West Virginia |
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| Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architectural style | Adirondack |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001688 |
| Added to NRHP | January 8, 2003 |
Indian Rocks Dining Hall is a historic building located near Reedsville, Preston County, West Virginia. The dining hall was built in 1928, and 1+1⁄2 stories, with a hip porch on three sides. The front facade is of brown fieldstone with a large fireplace at the center front of the building. It is in the rustic Adirondack style. Also on the property are a contributing tourist cabin (c. 1928), ice / spring house (1928), and ice pond (c. 1928). The property was developed in the late-1920s, by John Henry Hunt, Sr, who was a pioneer in African American entrepreneurship and worked for the advancement of African Americans in West Virginia.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
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