William Wilson House | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
House in 2015 | |
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Location | WV 51, Gerrardstown, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°22′33″N 78°6′20″W / 39.37583°N 78.10556°W / 39.37583; -78.10556 |
Built | 1792 |
Architect | Wilson, William |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 84003508 |
Added to NRHP | January 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.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- 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.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-153, "Trammell Hollis House, Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, WV", 5 photos, supplemental material
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