Edward Colston House, also known as Medway, is a historic home located at Falling Waters, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1798 and is a two-story, three-bay, gable-roofed frame dwelling. The two-story, three-bay, gable-roofed frame wing was added about 1900. It is a rare 18th-century frame building and representative of the transition from the Georgian to Federal style.[2]
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| Location | 1598 Tice Rd., Falling Waters, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°35′26″N 77°55′15″W / 39.59056°N 77.92083°W |
| Area | 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) |
| Built | 1798 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000347 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 1, 2003 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Geoffrey B. Henry and Jared N. Tuk (July 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Edward Colston House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.