OVERVIEW

An Alderson WV Landmark Victorian Home

The Underwood Home – A Victorian Masterpiece in Alderson, WV 192 Clay Street, Alderson, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. For the first time in 60 years, this historic and beautiful Underwood Home is being offered. Situated on a level lot, 0.81 acres  The home is not in the 100-year Floodplain. Step into a timeless treasure in the heart of Alderson. The Underwood Home, a stately two-story Victorian residence, stands as one of the most architecturally distinguished homes in Greenbrier County. Built with craftsmanship rarely seen today, this wood-frame beauty showcases exquisite golden oak woodwork throughout- an homage to the elegance of a bygone era. Historic Charm Meets Livable Grandeur

THE TOWN OF ALDERSON

Alderson, West Virginia, is a quaint small town on the free-flowing Greenbrier River in Greenbrier, Monroe, and Summers counties; it was settled in 1777 by John Alderson, a frontier missionary Gospel preacher for whom the town was named. In later years an Alderson descendant founded a Baptist seminary that was later moved north because of the Great Depression to become Alderson-Broaddus College at Philippi, WV. The Federal Reformatory for Women was the first federal prison for women, established here in the 1920s after a group of local businessmen visited Washington, D.C., to propose to the federal government that the Institution be placed in Alderson. The town is famous for its annual “Best” Independence Day Celebration and the Strawberry Festival, held every May. Camp Greenbrier for Boys has been a staple in the community since 1898, and every summer is busy with campers from across the United States.

HIGHLIGHTS

Eight original golden oak fireplace mantles, each adorned with tile surrounds and embossed Victorian fire backs, most in old varnish – Original oak hardwood flooring flows through the home, adding warmth and authenticity – 5 spacious bedrooms and two large bathrooms, ideal for family living or hosting guests – Expansive covered porches invite you to relax and enjoy the fresh mountain air and scenic views – Vintage barn on-site offers flexible space for storage, hobbies, or creative repurposing Set on a considerable 0.81-acre lot for an in-town property, the Underwood Home offers both privacy and proximity-nestled within walking distance of Alderson’s charming downtown yet spacious enough to feel like a country retreat. A Rare Opportunity: The Underwood Home is more than a residence-it’s a legacy property. Whether you’re drawn by its architectural splendor, its spacious grounds, or its place in a vibrant small-town community, this home offers a rare chance to own a piece of West Virginia history. Schedule your private showing today and experience the Underwood Home for yourself. Properties like this don’t come along often-and they certainly don’t last.

THE UNDERWOOD HOME & AMENITIES

• Alderson, WV, aka The Gem of the Hills
• Home of “The Best” Fourth of July celebration
• Walking distance to Camp Greenbrier for Boys. An Alderson landmark since 1895
• Outstanding Early 1900’s Victorian Home
• Zoned R-1
• Constructed in 1902 as per public records
• Huge level lawn
• Mature shade trees
• Transoms above the interior doors
• Tall ceilings
• Butler staircase from the kitchen to the upstairs
• Five plus bedrooms
• Two large baths
• Total Living Area 3300 SF per public records
• High-speed internet
• Incredible “bonus room” on the third level
• Amazing original finish oak woodwork
• Vintage beautiful glass and brass doorknobs
• Beautiful oak hardwood floors
• Oak staircase
• Full-size bath on the second level
• Antique clawfoot tubs and pedestal sink
• Grand-covered front porch
• Central heating with a modern hot air fuel oil furnace
• Not in the FEMA 100 Year Flood Zone

BASEMENT

• Full size unfinished basement 37 X 38

HOUSE INFORMATION

ENTRY LEVEL

• Foyer 8.3 x 26.6
• Living room 16,5 x 16.5
• Hall 7. 11 x 17.7
• Dining room 7 x 13.8
• Kitchen 16.1 x 11.1
• Laundry 9.10 x 7.9
• Bedroom 15 x 15.1
• Parlor 19.1 x 14.2
• Bath 12.10 x 5.9
• Covered front porch 59.7 x 38
• Back porch, covered 21 x 7.9

SECOND FLOOR LEVEL

• Bedroom X 15.5 (13 on floor plan)
• Bedroom 15 x 12.2 (16 on floor plan)
• Bedroom 14.11 x 7.8 ( 15 on floor plan)
• Center Hallway 7.11 x 37.11 (19 on floor plan )
• Bedroom 16.1 x 14.4 (14 on the floor plan)
• Bedroom 16.1 x 12.3 (18 on the floor plan)
• Bedroom 13.7 x 9.5 (17 on the floor plan)

THIRD FLOOR

• Attic 18.7 x 10.3 (20 on the floor plan)
• Side Attic Room10.9 x 18.2 (21 on the floor plan)
• Back Attic Room 39.8 x 9.2 ( 22 on the floor plan )
• Staircase and Room 18.7 x 17.10 (23 on the floor plan )
• Side Attic Room 9.7 x 11 ( 24 on the floor plan )

BASEMENT

• Full size unfinished basement 37 X 38

*All room sizes are approximate

BARN

POINTS FOR THE TOWN OF ALDERSON

• Known as “The Gem of the Hills”
• Located in three counties, Greenbrier, Monroe, and Summers
• Voted “Best Fourth of July Celebration” by West Virginia Living Magazine in 2012. Alderson is the place to be to celebrate America’s Independence Day! Yet, there are so many more events that we want you to attend…so explore below and…Save the Date!
• 2020 population of approximately 1200
• Leagues: Alderson Basketball League – Greenbrier Girls Softball League – Alderson Little League Baseball – Alderson Chiefs Youth Football – Chiefs Cheerleading – Chiefs Country Tumbling
• Numerous civic clubs and groups
• Active Main Street association
• Active Veterans of Foreign Wars
• Home of the annual May Strawberry Festival
• Located on the beautiful Greenbrier River
• Well-known for fishing, boating, swimming, canoeing, and kayaking
• Home of Camp Greenbrier
• French the lion is the town mascot
• AMTRAK stop at the historic C & O Depot
• Excellent town park
• The Alderson Mini Park on the river
• The historic Alderson Memorial Pedestrian Bridge
• Home of Old Greenbrier Baptist Church which was founded in the 1700s by elder John Alderson, a frontier preacher
• A scenic walking trail is established in the town
• Weekly farmers market, Tuesday afternoon during warm months
• Two full-time volunteer fire departments
• A full-time town police force
• Full-time hometown ambulance service
• Home of “Camp Cupcake” Federal ladies’ camp

LOCATION

Google Coordinates: 37.725053°(N), -80.639733°(W)
Address: 192 Clay Street, Alderson, WV 24910
Elevation: 1534 ft. +/-

DRIVE TIMES

20 minutes to Lewisburg
45 minutes to Beckley
2 hours to Charleston, WV
30 minutes to the famous Greenbrier Resort
25 minutes to Hinton
75 minutes to Princeton & I-77
30 minutes to Union
45 minutes to Athens and Concord University
90 minutes to Blacksburg, VA, and Virginia Tech
35 minutes to Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beckley
25 minutes to Greenbrier Valley Airport, Lewisburg
25 minutes to Bluestone Lake, Hinton
35 minutes to Pipestem Resort State Park
30 minutes to Moncove Lake State Park, Gap Mills
50 minutes to Covington, VA
2 hours to Snowshoe
3 hours to WVU
4 hours to Charlotte, NC
2.5 hours to Charlottesville, VA
5 hours to Columbus, OH
5 hours to Lexington, KY
4 hours to Pittsburgh, PA
5 hours Raleigh, NC
1 hour 30 minutes Roanoke, VA
3 hours, 30 minutes Richmond, VA
4.5 hours Washington, DC

WILDLIFE

With only a few steps to the Greenbrier River, an exciting view of wildlife changes daily with the seasons. The town has a local family of bald eagles that you see as they soar above the river. Otters and beavers are often seen paddling around the historic Memorial Bridge. Canadian geese and a variety of ducks are residents and can be seen about every day. Great Blue Herons, Cranes, Ospreys, and Egrets can occasionally be seen near the old bridge. A wide range of birds from A-Z can be observed with a close watch throughout the year in Alderson.

MINERAL RESOURCES

West Virginia is one of the states in the US that has two ownership titles, those being SURFACE RIGHTS and MINERAL RIGHTS. A title search for mineral rights ownership has not been conducted. All rights the owner has will convey with the property. A mineral title search could be conducted by a title attorney at the same time when the surface title search is being conducted.

BOUNDARIES AND SURVEY

The property is described as CONS LTS 145,146,147 & STRIP ALDERSON ADD 180 X 200 MAPLE AVE ALDERSON. The property is being sold by the boundary and not by the acre.

UTILITIES

Water:  Town of Alderson
Sewer:  Town of Alderson
Electricity:  MonPower
Telephone:  Frontier Communications and Optimum, and others
Trash: Weekly curbside on Thursday by Greenbrier Valley Solid Waste
Internet:   Optimum, Frontier Communications, Starlink and various cell providers
Cellphone Coverage:  Excellent

ACCESS/FRONTAGE

The property is a corner lot on Maple Ave. and Clay Street. The owner parks behind the home via Clay Street. Clay Street is a dead ends just a few houses up the street.

ZONING

Alderson and Greenbrier County are subject to some zoning and subdivision regulations. All prospective buyers should consult the County Commission and also the Health Department for details regarding zoning, building codes, and installation of septic systems. The property is zoned R-1 by the Town of Alderson.

Information can be found at the county website: http://greenbriercounty.net/ordinances.

PROPERTY TYPE/USE SUMMARY

The property has been used as a residence.

DEED AND TAX INFORMATION

Deed Information: DB 523 Pg. 746
Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Acreage: 0.81 acre +/-

Real Estate Tax ID/Acreage/Taxes:
Greenbrier County (13), West Virginia
Alderson Corp (1)
Tax Map 5 Parcel 175, Class 2

2022 Real Estate Taxes: $802.00

SCHOOLS

Greenbrier County School District

Public Elementary School:
Alderson Elementary School (A brand new 13 million dollar school is in the process of being built)

Public Middle School:
Eastern Greenbrier Middle School

Public High School:
Greenbrier East High School

Colleges:
New River Community and Technical College (Lewisburg campus)
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Private Schools:
Lewisburg Baptist Academy (PK-12)
Seneca Trail Christian Academy (PK-12)
Greenbrier Community School (PK-8)
Greenbrier Valley Academy (2-8)
Renick Christian School (2-7)

MEDICAL

Alderson is home to two medical clinics. The closest hospital is Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Fairlea/Lewisburg, which is a 15-minute drive. To the south in Hinton Summers County, ARH Hospital is about a 25-minute drive.

The area is also blessed in having the amazing service of Health Net helicopters. A helipad is located at the River of Life Church.

VETERANS HOSPITALS/CLINICS

West Virginia has VA Hospitals in Clarksburg, Martinsburg, Beckley, and Huntington. Nearby Salem, VA, has a Veterans Hospital. Nearby Community-Based Clinics in Lewisburg and Princeton.

SURROUNDING AREA

THE AREA

The Town of Alderson, affectionately known as the “Gem of the Hills,” is tucked away in the lush Greenbrier Valley of southeastern West Virginia. It is situated along the beautiful Greenbrier River and includes Greenbrier, Monroe, and Summers Counties.

In 1763, the nearby Muddy Creek settlements were destroyed by Shawnee Indians under Chief Cornstalk. It was not until 1777 that the town was settled by “Elder” John Alderson, a frontier missionary for whom the town was named. Here, he founded the first Baptist church in the Greenbrier Valley. In the early 1900s, a John Alderson descendant started a Baptist seminary that was later moved north to become Alderson-Broaddus College at Philippi, WV.

The Federal Reformatory for Women, the first federal prison for women, was established here in 1927.

The town is renowned for its annual Independence Day celebration, which West Virginia Living Magazine acknowledged as the state’s “Best Independence Day Celebration” in 2012.

Alderson, WV, today is primarily a residential community with retail establishments in its downtown historic district. These serve the many camps and vacation homes along the Greenbrier River and tourists visiting the surrounding countryside. Commerce and property values are increasing due to increased tourism and the sheer beauty of the river and surrounding farms. Alderson contains many fine homes from the turn of the 20th Century, many of which are in mint condition, always the same as their well-tended, original appearance.

The town of Alderson has been an active community for generations. Alderson’s amenities include churches, an elementary school, a motel, a national bank, Dollar General, Family Dollar, gas/convenience stores, two medical clinics, a hometown pharmacy, an outstanding hometown hardware and builders supply, an artisans studio, martial arts center, a farmers market, two funeral homes, antique shops, mechanics garage, several restaurants, electrical and general contractors, a veterinarian, an insurance agent, and several Airbnb’s.

Lewisburg, the Greenbrier County seat, was voted the Coolest Small Town in America and is just a 20-minute drive to the thriving downtown historic district. The downtown boasts a year-round live theatre, Carnegie Hall, a new $3MM library, several fabulous restaurants, antique shops, and boutiques. There is also a modern hospital, all attendant medical facilities, and all the big box stores. Several new schools have been built in the area.

The Greenbrier County Airport, which has WV’s longest runway, is just 25 minutes away and has daily flights to Chicago and Washington, DC. The world-famous Greenbrier Resort is 25 minutes’ drive, and Snowshoe Ski Resort is about 2 hours’ drive. Blacksburg, Virginia (Vtech) is about 90 minutes away, Roanoke, Virginia, is about 2 hours, DC is 4 hours, and Charlotte, North Carolina, is 4 hours away.

Just 30 minutes to Sandstone Falls, Bluestone Lake, Bluestone State Park, and Pipestem Resort, the surrounding area offers unlimited soft recreational activities, including white water rafting, golfing, fishing, camping, hiking, bird watching, and rock climbing. Snow skiing at the Winterplace Resort is less than an hour away. You can catch the Amtrak train in Alderson and ride to the Greenbrier Resort, Chicago, or New York City. The Beckley Airport is just 45 minutes away. The new 10,000-acre Boy Scout high adventure camp is an hour’s drive.

CAMP GREENBRIER FOR BOYS

Camp Greenbrier is a summer camp for boys in the Allegheny Mountains on the beautiful Greenbrier River in Alderson, West Virginia. It was founded in 1898 and is the oldest privately owned summer camp in continuous operation in the United States.

Camp Greenbrier operates three programs: the Boys Camp for boys from 7 to 15 years old – the Leadership Academy for young men 16 or 17 years old or who have finished the 10th grade. Campers and staff come from throughout the United States and from across the world to enjoy our excellent climate and to make friendships that will last a lifetime.

WATER RESOURCES

THE GREENBRIER RIVER

The lower Greenbrier River possesses the excitement of life on one of the nation’s great wild rivers. The focus of a vast outdoor recreation destination flows untamed out of the high Alleghenies, attracting anglers, paddlers, and naturalists from across the globe.

At 162 miles long, the Greenbrier is the longest undammed river left in the Eastern United States. It is primarily used for recreational pursuits and is well known for its fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and floating opportunities. Its upper reaches flow through the Monongahela National Forest, paralleled for 77 miles by the Greenbrier River Trail, a rail trail that runs between the communities of Cass and North Caldwell.

It has always been a valuable water route, with many of the important cities in the watershed being established river ports. The river gives the receiving waters of the New River an estimated 30% of its water volume. Over three-fourths of the watershed is an extensive karstic (cavern system) supporting fine trout fishing, cave exploration, and recreation. Many important festivals and public events are held along the river throughout the watershed.

The Greenbrier is formed at Durbin in northern Pocahontas County by the confluence of the East Fork Greenbrier River and the West Fork Greenbrier River, both of which are short streams rising at elevations exceeding 3,300 feet and flowing for their entire lengths in northern Pocahontas County. From Durbin, the Greenbrier generally flows south-southwest through Pocahontas, Greenbrier, and Summers Counties, past several communities, including Cass, Marlinton, Hillsboro, Ronceverte, Fort Spring, Alderson, and Hinton, where it flows into the New River.

Along most of its course, the Greenbrier accommodated the celebrated Indian warpath known as the Seneca Trail (Great Indian Warpath). From the vicinity of present-day White Sulphur Springs, the Trail followed Anthony’s Creek down to the Greenbrier near the present Pocahontas-Greenbrier County line. It then ascended the River to the vicinity of Hillsboro and Droop Mountain. It made its way through present Pocahontas County by way of future Marlinton, Indian Draft Run, and Edray.

THE NEW RIVER AND BLUESTONE LAKE

Nearby, about a 30-minute drive to the New River and 2000-acre Bluestone Lake at Hinton. The New River is the second oldest river in the world, preceded only by the Nile; it is the oldest river in North America. The New River is unique because it begins in Blowing Rock, N.C., and flows north through Virginia into West Virginia. The Nile and Amazon are the only other major rivers that also flow north. Year after year, it produces more citation fish than any other warm water river in WV. Smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, sunfish, hybrid striped bass, and muskie are all common species of fish found in the New River and Bluestone Lake.

Great hunting and fishing opportunities abound at the 17,632-acre Bluestone Wildlife Area adjacent to the park and nearby Camp Creek State Forest.

Lewisburg, which is the Greenbrier County seat, was voted the Coolest Small Town in America and is just a 20-minute drive to the thriving downtown historic district. The downtown boasts a year-round live theatre, Carnegie Hall, a new $3MM library, several fabulous restaurants, antique shops, and boutiques. There is also a modern hospital, all attendant medical facilities, and all the big box stores. Several new schools have been built in the area.