Willow Shade Explained

Willow Shade
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 12, 1989[1]
Designated Other1 Number:034-0162
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Jct. of Frederick Co. Rd. and US 50, near Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates:39.2685°N -78.308°W
Architecture:Greek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
Added:December 18, 1990
Refnum:90001925

Willow Shade, also known as the Willa Cather House, is a historic home located near Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. The house was built in 1851, and is a two-story, five-bay-by-three-bay, rectangular brick dwelling in a vernacular Late Greek Revival style. It has a three bay by two bay rear ell. The house sits on an English basement. It was the childhood home of author Willa Cather (1873–1947) and was built by her grandfather, William Cather. She was born at the nearby Willa Cather Birthplace and resided at Willow Shade from 1874 to 1883 before moving to Nebraska.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Willow Shade . Karen C. Clay. May 1989 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo