It was originally located on Virginia Street in Charleston, but moved to its present site in 1973 to save it from the threat of demolition.

[2] It was faithfully restored and preserved for the public by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the state of West Virginia and open for tours year round.

[4] The Craik Patton House also features attractions of interest relating to several other prominent families of the Kanawha River Valley region.

Within the house itself can be found artifacts from the two families it takes its name from, and other important furnishings and objects relating to the Kanawha Valley's role in local history.

This article about a property in Kanawha County, West Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.