Judge John W. Wright Cottage
Judge John W. Wright Cottage, also known as "Wisteria Cottage," is a historic home located at Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, West Virginia. It was built in 1872, and is a two-story, frame residence of board-and-batten construction in the late Italianate style. It features a simple hipped roof and a three-sided Victorian-era verandah and a one-story gable-roofed kitchen wing. The house was originally built as a summer home for John W. Wright, an influential 19th-century Federal jurist and associate of Abraham Lincoln.[2][3]
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| Location | 156 S. Green St., Berkeley Springs, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°37′28″N 78°13′40″W |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | 1872 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000896 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 28, 1986 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is located within the Town of Bath Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Michael J. Pauley (January 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Judge John W. Wright Cottage" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- Chambers, S. Allen, Jr. Buildings of West Virginia. Oxford University Press. p. 520. ISBN 0-19-516548-9.
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