Tuscawilla
Tuscawilla is located in West Virginia
Tuscawilla
Tuscawilla is located in the United States
Tuscawilla
LocationSouth of Lewisburg off U.S. Route 219, near Lewisburg, West Virginia
Coordinates37°47′0″N 80°27′0″W / 37.78333°N 80.45000°W / 37.78333; -80.45000
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1844
Built byDunn, John W.
Architectural styleClassical 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 five-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]

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.


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