Joshua Wilton House

Historic house in Virginia, United States
United States historic place
Joshua Wilton House
Virginia Landmarks Register
Joshua Wilton House, September 2013
38°26′42″N 78°52′11″W / 38.44500°N 78.86972°W / 38.44500; -78.86972
Arealess than one acre
Built1890; 134 years ago (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. It was built in 1888, and is a 2+1⁄2-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 19 March 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
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