Joshua Wilton House
Joshua Wilton House | |
 Joshua Wilton House, September 2013 | |
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| Location | 412 S. Main St., Harrisonburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°26′42″N 78°52′11″W / 38.44500°N 78.86972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003281[1] |
| VLR No. | 115-0020 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 24, 1979 |
| Designated VLR | October 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
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ 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
