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Historic house in Virginia, United States United States historic place
Joshua Wilton House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Joshua Wilton House, September 2013
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Location412 S. Main St., Harrisonburg, Virginia
Coordinates38°26′42″N 78°52′11″W / 38.44500°N 78.86972°W / 38.44500; -78.86972
Arealess than one acre
Built1890; 134 years ago (1890)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.79003281
VLR No.115-0020
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 24, 1979
Designated VLROctober 17, 1978

Joshua Wilton House, also known as the Shank House and Tau Kappa Epsilon House, is a historic home located at Harrisonburg, Virginia. It was built in 1888, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, central plan, brick eclectic Late Victorian dwelling. It has two projecting gabled pavilions and a three-story octagonal turret covered by a pointed roof. The house features elaborate wooden trim and brackets, and a fancy bargeboard decorates the eaves course of the gable roof.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Joshua Wilton House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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