Mary Park Wilson House

Coordinates: 39°22′18″N 78°6′30″W / 39.37167°N 78.10833°W / 39.37167; -78.10833
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Mary Park Wilson House
2009
Mary Park Wilson House is located in West Virginia
Mary Park Wilson House
Mary Park Wilson House is located in the United States
Mary Park Wilson House
LocationDestiny Drive, near Gerrardstown, West Virginia
Coordinates39°22′18″N 78°6′30″W / 39.37167°N 78.10833°W / 39.37167; -78.10833
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1825
ArchitectWilson, William
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.85001524 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1985

Mary Park Wilson House, also known as "Old Stone House Farm" and "Oban Hall," is a historic home located near Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built in 1825 by William Wilson for his wife Mary Park Wilson. The Federal style, rubble stone house has two sections: a three bay, two-story central block with a three-bay, two-story wing. The central block measures 52 feet wide by 21 feet deep. The wing features a two-story recessed porch. The property was purchased in 1952, by Archibald McDougall who named it "Oban Hall."[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Frances D. Ruth (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mary Park Wilson House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.