Edgewood (Bunker Hill, West Virginia)
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Edgewood, also known as the John Boyd House, is a historic home located at Bunker Hill
, Berkeley County, West Virginia
. It was built in 1839 and is a two story, five bay, brick dwelling with a gable roof in the Greek Revival
style. The entrance features a semi-elliptical transom and sidelights. The building has a two story rear ell. The property includes a small log slave cabin.
The house was built by General Elisha Boyd
for his son John as the manor house for the 1,400 acre Edgewood Manor plantation. During the American Civil War, General J. Johnston Pettigrew
(July 4, 1828 – July 17, 1863) died in an upstairs bedroom at Edgewood after having been shot at Falling Waters
. Also during the war, General Stonewall Jackson
camped on the lawn.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Bunker Hill, West Virginia
Bunker Hill is an unincorporated town in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States located on Winchester Pike at its junction with West Virginia Secondary Route 26 south of Martinsburg. It is the site of the confluence of Torytown Run and Mill Creek, a tributary of Opequon Creek...
, Berkeley County, West Virginia
Berkeley County, West Virginia
Berkeley County is a county located in the Eastern Panhandle region of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population is 104,169, making it the second-most populous county in West Virginia, behind Kanawha...
. It was built in 1839 and is a two story, five bay, brick dwelling with a gable roof in the Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
style. The entrance features a semi-elliptical transom and sidelights. The building has a two story rear ell. The property includes a small log slave cabin.
The house was built by General Elisha Boyd
Elisha Boyd
Elisha Boyd was an American politician, Brigadier General, and early developer of Berkeley County, Virginia.-Biography:...
for his son John as the manor house for the 1,400 acre Edgewood Manor plantation. During the American Civil War, General J. Johnston Pettigrew
J. Johnston Pettigrew
James Johnston Pettigrew was an author, lawyer, linguist, diplomat, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War...
(July 4, 1828 – July 17, 1863) died in an upstairs bedroom at Edgewood after having been shot at Falling Waters
Falling Waters, West Virginia
Falling Waters is an unincorporated census-designated place on the Potomac River in Berkeley County, West Virginia. It is located along Williamsport Pike north of Martinsburg. According to the 2010 census, Falling Waters has a population of 876....
. Also during the war, General Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
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camped on the lawn.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980.