William Wilson House (Gerrardstown, West Virginia) Explained

William Wilson House
Location:WV 51, Gerrardstown, West Virginia
Coordinates:39.3758°N -78.1056°W
Built:1792
Architect:Wilson, William
Architecture:Georgian
Added:January 12, 1984
Refnum:84003508

William Wilson House, also known as Prospect Hill and the Trammell Hollis House, is a historic home located in Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built between 1792 and 1802, and is a large, two story brick dwelling on a stone foundation in a late-Georgian style. It measures 36feet deep and wide and consists of a three-bay central block with a four-bay side wing. The interior features a mural by Baltimore artist Olive Verna Rogers painted in 1936. The property includes four brick outbuildings dated as far back as the 1850s: a kitchen, spring house, privy, and the original stone dwelling house.[1]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Wilson House. November 1983. 2011-06-02 . Frances D. Ruth. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.