Swan Pond, also known as "Folkland" and the Dr. Edward O. Williams House, is a historic home located near Martinsburg

Martinsburg, West Virginia

Martinsburg is a city in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia, United States. The city's population was 14,972 at the 2000 census; according to a 2009 Census Bureau estimate, Martinsburg's population was 17,117, making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and the eighth largest...

, Berkeley County, West Virginia

Berkeley County, West Virginia

Berkeley County is a county located in the Eastern Panhandle region of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population is 104,169, making it the second-most populous county in West Virginia, behind Kanawha...

. It was built after 1810, and has a 2 1/2 story, five bay wide, brick main section with a brick wing. The house is in a transitional Georgian

Georgian architecture

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 / Federal

Federal architecture

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-style. Also on the property is a 19th century log outbuilding.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 1977. It is located in the Swan Pond Manor Historic District

Swan Pond Manor Historic District

Swan Pond Manor Historic District is a national historic district located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It encompasses 21 contributing buildings, one site, and one structure, over 2,465 acres...

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