Barbour County Courthouse
Court Sq., Philippi, WVThe Durlacher Residence is significant in the area of community planning and development. The property signifies the importance of merchants living in the area and building large homes as a display of their wealth and influence. The Durlacher Residence is significant as an early example of these homes. This residence, in its neighborhood setting, conveys the residential development pattern in the southern portion of the original plat during the late nineteenth century. It also remains as one of the most well preserved of this group of substantial, merchant-built homes and serves as a testament to the success of his business and the prominence of Durlacher's family in the community
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
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