Edward Colston House

Edward Colston House, also known as Medway, is a historic home located at Falling Waters, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1798 and is a two-story, three-bay, gable-roofed frame dwelling. The two-story, three-bay, gable-roofed frame wing was added about 1900. It is a rare 18th-century frame building and representative of the transition from the Georgian to Federal style.[2]

Edward Colston House
Location1598 Tice Rd., Falling Waters, West Virginia
Coordinates39°35′26″N 77°55′15″W
Area7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
Built1798
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.03000347 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 1, 2003

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Geoffrey B. Henry and Jared N. Tuk (July 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Edward Colston House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.


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