Wells-Schaff House, also known as "Welkin," is a historic home located at Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia. It was built in 1832, and is a two-story, Federal-style brick residence. It features a one-story front porch with Doric order columns added about 1896. The rear addition was built about 1935. Also on the property is a summer house (c. 1935) and the Wells Family cemetery containing the grave of Charles Wells (1745-1815), founder of Wells' Landing.[2]
Wells-Schaff House | |
 Seen from Wells Street to the east | |
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| Location | 500 S. Wells, Sistersville, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°33′25″N 81°0′19″W / 39.55694°N 81.00528°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1832 |
| Architect | Eli Wells |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000054 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 7, 1986 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Barbara Kinkaid Schaff (September 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wells-Schaff House" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.