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"Mountain View" - Washington Gold House & Rippy Cabin Washington Gold built the brick house in 1854. This is a significant example of Greek revival architecture. This property remained in the Gold family until 1900. Rippy Cabin is a 1 1/2 story log cabin, with the single all-purpose room on the first floor and a 1/2- story loft. All the logs and joists were hand hewn. The cabin dates to the mid-18th century. The cabin served as an early home for the Rippy family. |
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James Nathaniel Burwell House This house is significant for its historical association with the Burwell family and for being an excellent example of late Federal rural domestic architecture. It was built in 1842 by James Nathaniel Burwell. There was a Civil War skirmish around the house. A cannon ball and bullets were dug out of the west wall, and a bayonet was found in the basement, and a Union officer's belt buckle was found in the front yard. |
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"Oban Hall" - Mary Park Wilson House This house was built in 1825 by William Wilson, a very prominent merchant of the Gerrardstown area. This house is architecturally significant as a classical example of rural American Federal architecture. |
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Teter M. French House This house was built in 1860, and is significant for its scenic view as well as for the amount of original material which has survived. It is a Greek Revival style with accents of early Victorian details. |
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"Maidstone Manor" - William Robinson Leigh House This house is significant because it was the early home of William Robinson Leigh, a famous Western scenic artist. Built in 1848 by William Leigh, the house has a further significance for its outstanding architectural type. Born here on September 23, 1866, William was a double grandson of Rawleigh Colston and Elizabeth Marshall Colston, sister of Chief Justice John Marshall. |
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