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This house at 1527 Virginia Street was built around 1895 by Edward Langley Wood and his wife, Nannie. Wood was born in Kanawha County and raised in Ohio. After returning to West Virginia in 1869, he studied to become a lawyer but never practiced law. He became the state librarian in 1875 and was appointed adjutant general the following year. After retiring from public life, he was appointed sergeant at arms for the House of Delegates in 1911. The honorary title of “general” came from his service in that role.
