Hillside, also known as Little Elmington, is a 1½ story brick house near

Charles Town, West Virginia Charles Town is a city in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, and is also the county seat. The population was 5,259 at the 2010 census. It is named for its founder Charles Washington, youngest brother of President George Washington. ...

dating to ''circa'' 1798–1800. The house possesses a striking two-story gallery supported by five large round columns. The property includes a

rubble Rubble is broken stone, of irregular size, shape and texture; undressed especially as a filling-in. Rubble naturally found in the soil is known also as 'brash' (compare cornbrash)."Rubble" def. 2., "Brash n. 2. def. 1. ''Oxford English Dictionary ...

stone barn and spring house. The house's name refers to its construction into the natural hillside in a manner similar to that of a

bank barn A bank barn or banked barn is a style of barn noted for its accessibility, at ground level, on two separate levels. Often built into the side of a hill, or bank, both the upper and the lower floors area could be accessed from ground level, one are ...

, with the principal entry on the upper, uphill level.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Houses in Charles Town, West Virginia Federal architecture in West Virginia Georgian architecture in West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, West Virginia Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Houses completed in 1800 {{JeffersonCountyWV-NRHP-stub