Memorials & monuments · North West England
Greenwood House Folly
In or near Westward.
Greenwood House Folly — a memorial in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
Roger Templeman — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Wigton · 2.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Greenwood House Folly is a memorial located in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Solway Flats & Marshes SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Solway Coast
- Ramsar wetland: Upper Solway Flats & Marshes
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Greenwood House, now the Gingerbread Apartments, is a historic house on Vermont Route 103 in Chester, Vermont. Built about 1850 and restyled about 1900, it is an architecturally distinctive blend of Greek Revival and Late Victorian styles. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The Greenwood House stands on the north side of Vermont 103, just east of its crossing of the Middle Branch Williams River. It is a -story wood-frame structure, with a front-facing gabled roof, clapboard siding, and granite foundation. The front facade is dominated by elaborate Victorian gingerbread styling, which adorns the gable and the wraparound porch, which has a two-story rounded projection at the right corner. The house's Greek Revival past is discernible in corner pilasters rising to an entablature below the pedimented gable. The interior of the house, despite alterations and conversion to apartments, retains a number of features from both its Greek Revival origin and its later…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8280, -3.1193
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Woodside
- Postcode
- CA7 0LJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Established
- 1850
- Nearest railway station
- Wigton — 2.9 km
Sources
- osm: way/547621675 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Greenwood House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Greenwood House Folly?
- Greenwood House Folly is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA7 0LJ), in the parish of Woodside.
- What is Greenwood House Folly?
- Greenwood House Folly — a memorial in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Greenwood House Folly?
- The nearest railway station is Wigton, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA7 0LJ.
- When was Greenwood House Folly built?
- Built or established in 1850.
- Is Greenwood House Folly a protected site?
- Yes — Greenwood House Folly is part of the Upper Solway Flats & Marshes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Solway Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Greenwood House Folly free to visit?
- Yes, Greenwood House Folly is free to enter.
- How do I get to Greenwood House Folly?
- The nearest railway station is Wigton, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA7 0LJ.