Judge John W. Wright Cottage
Judge John W. Wright Cottage | |
Judge John W. Wright Cottage, July 2011 | |
![]() ![]() Judge John W. Wright Cottage | |
Location | 156 S. Green St., Berkeley Springs, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°37′28″N 78°13′40″W / 39.62444°N 78.22778°WCoordinates: 39°37′28″N 78°13′40″W / 39.62444°N 78.22778°W |
Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
Built | 1872 |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 86000896 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 28, 1986 |
Judge John W. Wright Cottage, also known as "Wisteria Cottage," is a historic home located at Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, West Virginia. It was built in 1872, and is a two-story, frame residence of board-and-batten construction in the late Italianate style. It features a simple hipped roof and a three-sided Victorian-era verandah and a one-story gable-roofed kitchen wing. The house was originally built as a summer home for John W. Wright, an influential 19th-century Federal jurist and associate of Abraham Lincoln.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is located within the Town of Bath Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Michael J. Pauley (January 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Judge John W. Wright Cottage" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ^ Chambers, S. Allen, Jr. Buildings of West Virginia. Oxford University Press. p. 520. ISBN 0-19-516548-9.
Categories:
- Bath (Berkeley Springs), West Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Italianate architecture in West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1872
- Houses in Morgan County, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Morgan County, West Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in West Virginia
- Eastern Panhandle Registered Historic Place stubs