Swan Pond
Swan Pond, also known as "Folkland" and the Dr. Edward O. Williams House, is a historic home located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. It was built after 1810, and has a 2+1⁄2-story, five bay wide, brick main section with a brick wing. The house is in a transitional Georgian / Federal-style. Also on the property is a 19th-century log outbuilding. As of January 11, 2023 the historic home and surrounding acreage returned to the ownership of the Folk family when former West Virginia State Delegate Michael Folk and his wife, Stella, purchased the 5 bedroom 4 bath home on the remaining 60+- acres.[2]
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Location | County Route 5/3, near Martinsburg, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°28′15″N 77°52′25″W |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
Built | 1810 |
Architectural style | Georgian, Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 77001372 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 29, 1977 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It is located in the Swan Pond Manor Historic District.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- James E. Harding (November 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Swan Pond" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.