Wallace Estill Sr. House Explained

Wallace Estill Sr. House
Nearest City:Union, West Virginia
Coordinates:37.5261°N -80.6286°W
Built:1773
Architect:Wallace Estille Sr.
Added:April 9, 1984
Refnum:84003634

Wallace Estill Sr. House, also known as the Old Stone House, is a historic home located near Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. It was built in 1773, is of stone and frame construction. The stone part measures 20 feet, 6 inches, by 25 feet, 6 inches. The house has two stone chimneys from which three fireplaces and two flues for woodstoves are provided. It is a good example of pioneer architecture. The house is the ancestral home of United States Senator Chuck Robb as his grandmother, Susan Gay Estill, was the great-granddaughter of its owner Isaac Estill.

Wallace Estill's son, Captain James Estill, was a Kentucky militia officer during the Revolutionary War, after whom Estill County, Kentucky was named. Captain Estill was killed at the Battle of Little Mountain, also known as Estill's Defeat, during the Revolutionary War.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wallace Estill Sr. House. October 1983. 2011-08-18 . Adonna Dowdy. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.