Wells-Schaff House
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Wells-Schaff House
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Seen from Wells Street to the east
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| Location | 500 S. Wells, Sistersville, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1832 |
| Architect | Eli Wells |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 86000054 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 7, 1986 |
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 Sistersville.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
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- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Federal architecture in West Virginia
- Houses completed in 1832
- Houses in Tyler County, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Tyler County, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
