Tuscawilla Explained

Tuscawilla
Location:South of Lewisburg off U.S. Route 219, near Lewisburg, West Virginia
Coordinates:37.7833°N -80.45°W
Built:1844
Builder:Dunn, John W.
Architecture:Classical Revival, Federal
Added:December 19, 1979
Refnum:79002576

Tuscawilla, also known as Knight Farm and Edward Dana Knight Farm, is a historic home located near Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was built in 1844, and is an L-shaped brick house with a five-bay front facing west. The facade has both Federal and Neo-Classical design elements. It features a one-story portico with modified Doric order columns centered at the front elevation. Several additions were made to the house after 1920.[1]

It was built by John W. Dunn, "a noted contractor-architect" of the Greenbrier Valley region, and "is viewed as among the most significant houses" of the region.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tuscawilla. January 1979. 2011-08-03 . C.E. Turley . State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.