Edgewood (Bunker Hill, West Virginia)

Edgewood
Location Address Unknown, Bunker Hill, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°19′49″N 78°3′29″W / 39.33028°N 78.05806°WCoordinates: 39°19′49″N 78°3′29″W / 39.33028°N 78.05806°W
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1839
Architect Boyd, Gen. Elisha
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Private
MPS Berkeley County MRA
NRHP Reference #

80004431

[1]
Added to NRHP December 10, 1980

Edgewood, also known as the John Boyd House, is a historic home located at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built in 1839 and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling with a gable roof in the Greek Revival style. The entrance features a semi-elliptical transom and sidelights. The building has a two-story rear ell. The property includes a small log slave cabin.[2]

The house was built by General Elisha Boyd for his son John as the manor house for the 1,400 acre Edgewood Manor plantation. During the American Civil War, General J. Johnston Pettigrew (July 4, 1828 – July 17, 1863) died in an upstairs bedroom at Edgewood after having been shot at Falling Waters. Also during the war, General Stonewall Jackson camped on the lawn.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Don C. Wood (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Edgewood". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.