Tuscawilla, also known as Knight Farm and Edward Dana Knight Farm, is a historic home located near Lewisburg,

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. It was built in 1844, and is an "L"-shaped brick house with a 5-bay front facing west. The facade has both

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and Neo-Classical design elements. It features a one-story portico with modified

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columns centered at the front elevation. Several additions were made to the house after 1920. It was built by John W. Dunn, "a noted contractor-architect" of the Greenbrier Valley region, and "is viewed as among the most significant houses" of the region. It was listed on the

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in 1979.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Federal architecture in West Virginia Neoclassical architecture in West Virginia Houses completed in 1844 Houses in Greenbrier County, West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Greenbrier County, West Virginia Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia John W. Dunn buildings {{GreenbrierCountyWV-NRHP-stub