Samuel Starks House facts for kids
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Samuel Starks House
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Samuel Starks House, April 2009
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 Location in West Virginia
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| Location | 413 Shrewsbury St., Charleston, West Virginia |
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| Built | 1906 |
| Architectural style | American Foursquare |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002526 |
| Added to NRHP | February 1, 1988 |
Samuel Starks House is a historic home located at Charleston, West Virginia.
It is an American Foursquare style home built in 1908, as home for Samuel W. Starks (1866–1908). Starks was a nationally prominent African American leader in the Knights of Pythias fraternal organization.
It was severely damaged by a fire in 1981 and subsequently repaired and renovated. The Samuel Starks House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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