Christian Allemong House

The Christian Allemong House is a historic residence near Summit Point in West Virginia, United States. It is also known as the Amos Janney House. The building dates from approximately 1830 and combines a Georgian architectural plan with Greek Revival detailing, reflecting the transition between earlier American domestic design traditions and the popularity of Greek Revival forms during the first half of the nineteenth century. The property is associated with Amos Janney, who owned the house from 1848 to 1868. Its history also intersects with the American Civil War. Local historical accounts state that Union soldiers are believed to have wintered in the area north of the house during the conflict. The soldiers reportedly dug four wells, one of which survives, providing a physical trace of wartime activity around the property. The house is further connected to local traditions concerning Jamestown, a nearby community that is believed locally to have served as the former slave quarters associated with the Allemong property. This attribution is part of the site's broader historical context, linking the residence to the region's antebellum agricultural and social history. The property now stands on land incorporated into Summit Point Motorsports Park. Although the surrounding land has acquired a modern recreational and motorsports use, the house remains a separate historic built feature within that setting. Later alterations appear to have been made to the building; visible exterior central-air-conditioning units indicate that at least some modern building services were added. No evidence in the supplied material identifies the house as a commercial brand, operating company, or consumer product line. It is more accurately described as a historic residential property and cultural heritage site.

The Christian Allemong House is a historic house located near Summit Point, West Virginia. It is also called the Amos Janney House, reflecting the period during which Amos Janney owned the property. The residence was built around 1830 in the Georgian style, with Greek Revival elements incorporated into its design. Its architecture therefore represents a combination of an established early-American domestic form and a nineteenth-century classical revival vocabulary. Amos Janney is documented as the owner from 1848 through 1868. This period covered the years immediately before, during, and after the American Civil War. According to local historical accounts, Union soldiers are believed to have spent a winter in the area north of the residence during the war. Their presence is associated with the construction of four wells in the vicinity. One of those wells reportedly remains, offering a surviving landscape feature connected with the wartime history of the property. The surrounding area also carries local traditions concerning Jamestown. The community is believed locally to have been the former slave quarters of the Allemong property. This tradition places the house within the history of slavery, plantation-era landholding, and African American life in the region, although the supplied reference does not provide further documentary detail about the community or the people who lived there. In the present day, the property forms part of the land associated with Summit Point Motorsports Park. Its setting has consequently changed from a nineteenth-century rural residential landscape to one that includes a major modern motorsports facility. The house itself appears to have undergone some renovation or modernization. Exterior central-air-conditioning equipment is visible, suggesting that contemporary utilities were added while the historic structure remained standing. The available material does not establish a precise construction date, architect, original builder, current owner, preservation designation, or detailed chronology of alterations. It also does not support treating the property as a conventional brand. The Christian Allemong House is best catalogued as a historic house and heritage-related site whose significance derives from its architecture, ownership history, Civil War associations, local slavery-related traditions, and continued survival within the Summit Point area.

• 1868

  End of documented Amos Janney ownership

  [1]Christian Allemong Houseen.wikipedia.org

  The documented period of Amos Janney's ownership ended.

• 1861

  Civil War period

  [1]Christian Allemong Houseen.wikipedia.org

  During the American Civil War, Union soldiers are believed to have wintered north of the house and dug four wells in the area.

• 1848

  Amos Janney ownership begins

  [1]Christian Allemong Houseen.wikipedia.org

  Amos Janney became associated with the property as its owner.

• 1830

  Approximate construction

  [1]Christian Allemong Houseen.wikipedia.org

  The house was constructed around this time in the Georgian style with Greek Revival detailing.

• Inclusion within Summit Point Motorsports Park property

  [1]Christian Allemong Houseen.wikipedia.org

  The house became situated on property that is now part of Summit Point Motorsports Park.

1. 1Christian Allemong Houseen.wikipedia.org