Tuscawilla

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Tuscawilla
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LocationSouth of Lewisburg off U.S. Route 219, near Lewisburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 37°47′0″N80°27′0″W / 37.78333°N 80.45000°W / 37.78333; -80.45000
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1844
Built by Dunn, John W.
Architectural style Classical Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No. 79002576 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 1979

Tuscawilla, also known as Knight Farm and Edward Dana Knight Farm, is a historic home located near Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was built in 1844, and is an "L"-shaped brick house with a 5-bay front facing west. The facade has both Federal and Neo-Classical design elements. It features a one-story portico with modified Doric order columns centered at the front elevation. Several additions were made to the house after 1920. [2]

It was built by John W. Dunn, "a noted contractor-architect" of the Greenbrier Valley region, and "is viewed as among the most significant houses" of the region. [2]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 C.E. Turley (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tuscawilla" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-03.