Robert Worthington House

Robert Worthington House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front of the house
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Nearest city	Charles Town, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°17′46″N77°53′23″W / 39.29611°N 77.88972°W / 39.29611; -77.88972
Built	1735
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	73001913
Added to NRHP	July 2, 1973 [1]

The Robert Worthington House, also known as Piedmont and Quarry Banks, is an historic house located near Charles Town, West Virginia. The main house was constructed as an addition in 1784 to the original structure, which dates to circa 1735, built by Robert Worthington, who called the house "Quarry Banks - New Style" after his original home, "Quarry Banks" in England. Worthington's grandson, Thomas Worthington, eventually became the sixth governor of Ohio.

The Georgian style addition was built by Dr. John Briscoe. The house remains in the Briscoe family. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. Ted McGee (March 9, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Robert Worthington House" (PDF). National Park Service.

External links

• Media related to Robert Worthington House (Charles Town, West Virginia) at Wikimedia Commons