Overlook (Martinsburg, West Virginia)

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Overlook
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Location2910 Harlan Spring Rd., near Martinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°32′48″N77°57′28″W / 39.54667°N 77.95778°W / 39.54667; -77.95778
Area245 acres (99 ha)
Built1917
ArchitectKent, C.E.; Small, A.R.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 04000310 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 2004

Overlook, also known as the William Douglass Harlan House, is a historic home located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built in 1917 and is a two-story, stucco finished, wood frame Colonial Revival-style dwelling. It sits on a limestone foundation and has a slate-covered gable roof. It features a full-length porch across the front facade with a hipped roof supported by four Tuscan order columns. Also on the property is a wood-frame garage (c. 1920), wood frame barn and corn crib (c. 1920), and a water pump (c. 1917). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. David L. Taylor (February 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Overlook" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 2, 2011.