Joshua Wilton House

Joshua Wilton House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Joshua Wilton House, September 2013
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Location	412 S. Main St., Harrisonburg, Virginia
Coordinates	38°26′42″N78°52′11″W / 38.44500°N 78.86972°W / 38.44500; -78.86972
Area	less than one acre
Built	1890;135 years ago (1890)
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	79003281 [1]
VLR No.	115-0020
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 24, 1979
Designated VLR	October 17, 1978 [2]

Joshua Wilton House, also known as the Shank House and Tau Kappa Epsilon House, is a historic home located at Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Description

It was built in 1888, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, central plan, brick eclectic Late Victorian dwelling. It has two projecting gabled pavilions and a three-story octagonal turret covered by a pointed roof. The house features elaborate wooden trim and brackets, and a fancy bargeboard decorates the eaves course of the gable roof. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Joshua Wilton House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo