Wells-Schaff House

Wells-Schaff House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Seen from Wells Street to the east
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Location	500 S. Wells, Sistersville, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°33′25″N81°0′19″W / 39.55694°N 81.00528°W / 39.55694; -81.00528
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1832
Architect	Eli Wells
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	86000054 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 7, 1986

Wells-Schaff House, also known as "Welkin," is a historic home located at Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia. It was built in 1832, and is a two-story, Federal-style brick residence. It features a one-story front porch with Doric order columns added about 1896. The rear addition was built about 1935. Also on the property is a summer house (c. 1935) and the Wells Family cemetery containing the grave of Charles Wells (1745-1815), founder of Wells' Landing. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Barbara Kinkaid Schaff (September 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wells-Schaff House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 9, 2011.