William G. Brown House

The William G. Brown House was built in 1878. Mr. Brown was called "Uncle B" by his friends. He served as Prosecuting Attorney of Preston County from 1823 to 1832.

Mr. Brown was also elected to the General Assembly of Virginia in 1832. In 1863, Mr. Brown was elected to Congress to represent the newly formed state of West Virginia. He was the first president of the Bank of Kingwood. Three Congressmen have lived in this house - William G. Brown, William Brown Jr., and Melvin Snyder Sr. The house is still in use. It is owned by the current Prosecuting Attorney of Preston County, Melvin C. Snyder III.

Ward, Bryan. Kingwood Preservation Plan. Morgantown, WV. West Virginia University, 1997. This book was produced by the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology at West Virginia University for Main Street Kingwood. Printed in the United States of America Copyright 1997 Main Street Kingwood. All rights reserved. Cover illustration by Paul Boxley and cover photograph courtesy of W.G. (Bill) Williams. Main Street Kingwood, 101 East Main St., P.O. Box 357, Kingwood, WV 26537