Herman August Meyer House, building in West Virginia, United States
The Herman August Meyer House is a two-and-a-half-story wooden building built in 1891 in Davis, featuring a T-shaped design with five sections across its front and a central passage running through the interior. A smaller outbuilding on the property, also constructed around 1891, originally served as a domestic support structure for the main residence.
The house was built in 1891 by the Davis Coal and Coke Company for superintendent Charles Coburn, then passed through several owners before Herman August Meyer purchased it in 1898 and kept it until his death in 1919. His family retained ownership until 1988, when it began a new phase as a bed and breakfast before returning to private use.
The house is named after Herman August Meyer, a school superintendent and community leader who worked to improve local education and served in civic roles. It has shifted between private residence and guest accommodation, reflecting changing needs in the small town over time.
The house is located in Davis in western West Virginia in a quiet setting surrounded by countryside, making it easy to reach and explore the area on foot. Visitors can view the exterior or stay overnight when it operates as a guest accommodation, allowing time to appreciate both the building and its surroundings.
Herman Meyer maintained one of the first private lending libraries in Davis, and many books from his collection still exist today marked with his ownership stamps. His library, containing history books, children's stories, and novels, served as the town's first borrowing resource before any public library existed.
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