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Overlook (Martinsburg, West Virginia)

Coordinates: 39°32′48″N 77°57′28″W / 39.54667°N 77.95778°W / 39.54667; -77.95778
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Overlook
Overlook (Martinsburg, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Overlook (Martinsburg, West Virginia)
Overlook (Martinsburg, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Overlook (Martinsburg, West Virginia)
Location2910 Harlan Spring Rd., near Martinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates39°32′48″N 77°57′28″W / 39.54667°N 77.95778°W / 39.54667; -77.95778
Area245 acres (99 ha)
Built1917
ArchitectKent, C.E.; Small, A.R.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.04000310 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 2004

Overlook, also known as the William Douglass Harlan House, is a historic home located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built in 1917 and is a two-story, stucco finished, wood frame Colonial Revival-style dwelling. It sits on a limestone foundation and has a slate-covered gable roof. It features a full-length porch across the front facade with a hipped roof supported by four Tuscan order columns. Also on the property is a wood-frame garage (c. 1920), wood frame barn and corn crib (c. 1920), and a water pump (c. 1917).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ David L. Taylor (February 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Overlook" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.