Near Fairmont in Marion County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Job Prickett House

Photographed By Bradley Owen, May 18, 2021

1. Job Prickett House Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior

Erected 1974 by United States Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture.

Location. 39° 30.999′ N, 80° 5.669′ W. Marker is near Fairmont, West Virginia, in Marion County. Marker can be reached from State Park Entrance Road north of Overfort Lane, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located behind the Prickett's Fort State Park Visitor's Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 88 State Park Entrance Rd, Fairmont WV 26554, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Prickett's Fort (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Pricketts Fort (about 500 feet away); Colonel Zackwill Morgan (about 700 feet away); Colonel Zackquill Morgan (about 700 feet away); Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Prickett’s Fort (approx. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); To the Founders of the West Virginia State Medical Association Organized at Fairmont (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairmont.

Photographed By Bradley Owen, May 18, 2021

2. Job Prickett House Marker

The marker can be seen at the right of the door.

Job Prickett House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bradley Owen, May 18, 2021

3. Job Prickett House

This original farmhouse was built in 1859 by Job Prickett and has been restored as part of Prickett's Fort State Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 18, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.