National Register of Historic Places

Wright, Judge John W., Cottage

Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, West Virginia
Listed
April 27, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86000896

About this property

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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It is located within the Town of Bath Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Location

305 S. Green St.
Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, West Virginia
39.62455, -78.22764

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Dawson, T. H. B., House
Industrial
0 mi
Berkeley Springs State Park
Listed
0.2 mi
Sloat-Horn-Rossell House
Industrial
0.2 mi
Town of Bath Historic District
Industrial
0.2 mi
Suit, Samuel Taylor, Cottage
Industrial
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Bath (Berkeley Springs)
1862Civil War
0.2 mi
Hancock MD Bombardment 1862
1862Civil War
5.1 mi
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Raids — Hancock MD (Second 1864)
1864Civil War
5.5 mi

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When was Wright, Judge John W., Cottage listed on the National Register?

Wright, Judge John W., Cottage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 27, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Wright, Judge John W., Cottage?

Wright, Judge John W., Cottage is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Wright, Judge John W., Cottage is recorded as the industrial era.

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