Joshua Wilton House

Joshua Wilton House
Joshua Wilton House, September 2013
Location412 S. Main St., Harrisonburg, Virginia
Coordinates38°26′42″N 78°52′11″W / 38.44500°N 78.86972°W / 38.44500; -78.86972
Arealess than one acre
Built1890 (1890)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.79003281[1]
VLR No.115-0020
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 24, 1979
Designated VLROctober 17, 1978[2]

Joshua Wilton House, also known as the Shank House and Tau Kappa Epsilon House, is a historic home located at Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Description

It was built in 1888, and is a 2+12-story, central plan, brick eclectic Late Victorian dwelling. It has two projecting gabled pavilions and a three-story octagonal turret covered by a pointed roof. The house features elaborate wooden trim and brackets, and a fancy bargeboard decorates the eaves course of the gable roof.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Joshua Wilton House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo