WV-084 Lemuel Chenoweth

Marker text: LEMUEL CHENOWETH
Local carpenter, legislator, officeholder, self-educated architect and the state's most famous builder and designer of covered bridges, Lemuel Chenoweth lived in Randolph County his entire life, 1811-1887. Bridges at Barrackville and Philippi are two major examples of his work. Several homes and Huttonsville Presbyterian Church are among his other credits. He is buried in Beverly Cemetery.
West Virginia Department of Culture and HIstory, 1983