Edward Colston House

Historic house in West Virginia, United States
United States historic place
Edward Colston House
39°35′26″N 77°55′15″W / 39.59056°N 77.92083°W / 39.59056; -77.92083
Area7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
Built1798
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.03000347 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 1, 2003

Edward Colston House, also known as Medway, is a historic home located at Falling Waters, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1798 and is a two-story, three-bay, gable-roofed frame dwelling. The two-story, three-bay, gable-roofed frame wing was added about 1900. It is a rare 18th-century frame building and representative of the transition from the Georgian to Federal style.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Geoffrey B. Henry and Jared N. Tuk (July 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Edward Colston House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
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