Fruit Hill (Shepherdstown, West Virginia)
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Fruit Hill, also known as the Robinson-Andrews-Hoxton House is a Greek Revival house near Shepherdstown, West Virginia
. The original two-story stone house on the property was probably built by Henry Cookus circa 1766. This house was built over a watercourse, assuring a reliable supply of water on what was then the frontier. The main Greek Revival house was built in the 1830's by Archibald Robinson, and the house remains in the hands of the family. The interior of the house includes a three-story open staircase.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Shepherdstown is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, located along the Potomac River. It is the oldest town in the state, having been chartered in 1762 by Colonial Virginia's General Assembly. Since 1863, Shepherdstown has been in West Virginia, and is the oldest town in...
. The original two-story stone house on the property was probably built by Henry Cookus circa 1766. This house was built over a watercourse, assuring a reliable supply of water on what was then the frontier. The main Greek Revival house was built in the 1830's by Archibald Robinson, and the house remains in the hands of the family. The interior of the house includes a three-story open staircase.