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Hancock House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	300 Sussex St., Bluefield, West Virginia
Coordinates	37°16′33″N 81°13′13″W / 37.27583°N 81.22028°W / 37.27583; -81.22028
Built	1907
Architect	M.H. Pettigo
Architectural style	Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, American Foursquare
NRHP reference No.	89001783
Added to NRHP	January 17, 1990

The Hancock House, also known as the "Alpha House," is a historic home located at Bluefield in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1907 and is a large, 2½-story frame dwelling in the American Foursquare style. It features a massive, very deep porch encircling the house on the front and side elevations and a porte cochere. The house was purchased by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity of Bluefield State College in 1962.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

See also

• North American fraternity and sorority housing

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Marvin W. Rogers (April 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Easley House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.

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