Wells-Schaff House

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
Location500 S. Wells, Sistersville, West Virginia
Coordinates39°33′25″N 81°0′19″W
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1832
ArchitectEli Wells
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.86000054 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 1986

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 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.


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