Beall-Air

Beall-Air
Beall-Air in 2022
Beall-Air is located in West Virginia
Beall-Air
Beall-Air is located in the United States
Beall-Air
Nearest cityHalltown, West Virginia
Coordinates39°18′55″N 77°48′44″W / 39.31528°N 77.81222°W / 39.31528; -77.81222
Built1820
NRHP reference No.73001914
Added to NRHPAugust 17, 1973[1]

Beall-Air, also known as the Colonel Lewis William Washington House, is a two-story stuccoed brick house in classical revival style near Halltown, West Virginia. It was the home of Colonel Lewis William Washington, great-great nephew of President George Washington and hostage in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.[2][3]

The original house, now the rear portion of the house, is believed to have been built by Thomas Beall prior to 1800. Beall's daughter Elizabeth married George Corbin Washington in 1807. George Corbin was the grandson of Augustine Washington, half-brother of George Washington. The present front of the house was added in 1820.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Ted McGee (April 5, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Beall-Air" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2013.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet: Beall-Air (additional documentation)" (PDF). West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History. National Park Service. July 7, 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2024.