Fruit Hill (Shepherdstown, West Virginia) Explained

Fruit Hill
Coordinates:39.4481°N -77.8244°W
Built:1830
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:September 26, 1988
Refnum:88001588

Fruit Hill, also known as the Robinson-Andrews-Hoxton House, is a Greek Revival house near Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The original two-story stone house on the property was probably built by Henry Cookus circa 1766. This house was built over a watercourse, assuring a reliable supply of water on what was then the frontier. The main Greek Revival house was built in the 1830s by Archibald Robinson, and the house remains in the hands of the family. The interior of the house includes a three-story open staircase.[1]

Notes and References

  1. National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Gibson-Todd House. April 30, 1998 . Lynne Kerwin Byron. National Park Service.