Withrow, James, House - Lewisburg, West Virginia
N 37° 48.206 W 080° 26.626
17S E 548966 N 4184151
Built around 1818, the James Withrow House is one of the oldest homes in Lewisburg, West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WM1WFQ
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2007
Views: 29
James Withrow first settled in Lewisburg, just 30-years after its founding in 1782 and he made a good living as a tanner. He first lived in a small stone house and later in this fine brick home built by John Weir. Withrow married Thomas Edgar’s daughter. Edgar, was the man who surveyed the original Lewisburg town plat in 1782. Upon James Withrow’s death the home passed to his son, James Withrow II, who in 1850 was ordained a ruling elder in Lewisburg’s Old Stone Presbyterian Church. In August of 1867, Confederate General Robert E. Lee was visiting the near by White Sulphur Springs Resort, when James Withrow invited the general to spend a quite day at his Lewisburg home. General Lee rode into town on his famous horse “Traveller” and was afforded a hero’s welcome. During the visit a number of local residents came to the home and were received by General Lee in the home’s front parlor.
Today, the James Withrow home is still maintained as a private residence and is often the center of local social affairs.
Source/Credit: West Virginia Department of Culture and History
Street address:
200 North Jefferson Street
Lewisburg, WV United States
24901
County / Borough / Parish: Greenbrier County
Year listed: 1974
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture, Engineering
Periods of significance: 1800-1874
Historic function: Domestic Dwelling
Current function: Domestic Dwelling
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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