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Canty House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	WV 25, Institute, West Virginia
Coordinates	38°22′57″N 81°45′48″W / 38.38250°N 81.76333°W / 38.38250; -81.76333
Area	0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built	1900
Built by	James M. Canty
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	88001587
Added to NRHP	September 23, 1988

Canty House, also known as "The Magnolia," is a historic home located on the campus of West Virginia State University at Institute, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built about 1900, as a simply designed, two-story frame farm house. In 1923, it was remodeled to its present form in the Classical Revival style. It has flanking two-story side galleries and a center pedimented pavilion. It features a two-story portico supported by two Corinthian order columns. It was originally the home of "Colonel" James M. Canty, one of the early instructors at the West Virginia Colored Institute.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Dr. Ancella Radford Bickley (May 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Canty House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.

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