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William Wilson House (Gerrardstown, West Virginia)

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Historic house in West Virginia, United States United States historic place
William Wilson House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
House in 2015
William Wilson House (Gerrardstown, West Virginia) is located in West VirginiaWilliam Wilson House (Gerrardstown, West Virginia)Show map of West VirginiaWilliam Wilson House (Gerrardstown, West Virginia) is located in the United StatesWilliam Wilson House (Gerrardstown, West Virginia)Show map of the United States
LocationWV 51, Gerrardstown, West Virginia
Coordinates39°22′33″N 78°6′20″W / 39.37583°N 78.10556°W / 39.37583; -78.10556
Built1792
ArchitectWilson, William
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.84003508
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1984

William Wilson House, also known as Prospect Hill and the Trammell Hollis House, is a historic home located in Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built between 1792 and 1802, and is a large, two story brick dwelling on a stone foundation in a late-Georgian style. It measures 36 feet 6 inches (11.13 m) deep and 70 feet (21 m) wide and consists of a three-bay central block with a four-bay side wing. The interior features a mural by Baltimore artist Olive Verna Rogers painted in 1936. The property includes four brick outbuildings dated as far back as the 1850s: a kitchen, spring house, privy, and the original stone dwelling house.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

  • Trammell Hollis House from HABS Trammell Hollis House from HABS
  • Former slave quarters Former slave quarters
  • 2015 2015

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Frances D. Ruth (November 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Wilson House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.

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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
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