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{{short description|Historic house in West Virginia, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{for-multi|the town|Gaymont, West Virginia|the historic home in Port Royal, Virginia|Gay Mont|the Hungarian bacteriologist|Stephen A. Gaymont}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Gaymont
| nrhp_type2 = indcp
| nocat = yes
| image = Gaymont north side (Aurora, West Virginia).jpg
| caption = North facade in 2015
| location = U.S. Route 50 west of junction with WV 24, near [[Aurora, West Virginia]]
| coordinates = {{coord|39|19|31|N|79|32|8|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = West Virginia#USA
| built = c. 1896
| architecture = Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne, Rustic
| added = April 14, 1992
| designated_nrhp_type2 = May 8, 2013
| area = {{convert|1.3|acre}}
| refnum = 92000351<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
| partof = [[Brookside Historic District (Aurora, West Virginia)|Brookside Historic District]]
| partof_refnum = 13000264<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20130517.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2013-05-17|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/06/13 through 5/10/13|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
}}
'''Gaymont''' is a historic home located near [[Aurora, West Virginia|Aurora]], [[Preston County, West Virginia]]. It was built about 1896 as a summer resort cottage.  It is a two-story, T-shaped dwelling constructed of wood, wood shingles, wood half-timbers, and cut stone.  It displays eclectic overtones of [[American Craftsman]], Rustic, and [[Queen Anne Style architecture|Queen Anne]] architectural styles.  It features a low-pitched, cross-gabled, and hipped roof and wraparound, Queen Anne style [[verandah]].<ref name="dhr">{{cite web|url=https://wvculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Gaymont-additional-documentation.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gaymont|date=November 1991|accessdate=2011-09-01 |author=Pamela Ball Redmond|publisher=State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation}}</ref>
It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1992.<ref name="nris"/>  It is located in the [[Brookside Historic District (Aurora, West Virginia)|Brookside Historic District]].
==References==
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{{commons category|Gaymont (Aurora, West Virginia)}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia}}
[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Queen Anne architecture in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Houses completed in 1896]]
[[Category:Houses in Preston County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Bungalow architecture in West Virginia]]
[[Category:American Craftsman architecture in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Rustic architecture in West Virginia]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Preston County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in West Virginia]]
[[Category:1896 establishments in West Virginia]]
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