Joshua Wilton House

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Joshua Wilton House
Joshua Wilton House Harrisonburg VA Sept 2013.JPG
Joshua Wilton House, September 2013
Joshua Wilton House is located in Virginia
Joshua Wilton House
Location412 S. Main St., Harrisonburg, Virginia
Coordinates38°26′42″N 78°52′11″W / 38.44500°N 78.86972°W / 38.44500; -78.86972Coordinates: 38°26′42″N 78°52′11″W / 38.44500°N 78.86972°W / 38.44500; -78.86972
Arealess than one acre
Built1890 (1890)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.79003281[1]
VLR No.115-0020
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 24, 1979
Designated VLROctober 17, 1978[2]

Joshua Wilton House, also known as the Shank House and Tau Kappa Epsilon House, is a historic home located at Harrisonburg, Virginia. It was built in 1888, and is a 2 1/2-story, central plan, brick eclectic Late Victorian dwelling. It has two projecting gabled pavilions and a three-story octagonal turret covered by a pointed roof. The house features elaborate wooden trim and brackets, and a fancy bargeboard decorates the eaves course of the gable roof.[3]

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Joshua Wilton House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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