This property is known as the Gibon-Todd House and was built in 1891. It was on this site that the abolitionist, John Brown, was executed by hanging. John Brown led the raid on Harpers Ferry in West Virginia before the start of the American Civil War. The house was built by John Thomas Gibson, who led the first armed response to Harpers Ferry during Brown’s raid as commander of the Virginia Militia.
The Gibson-Todd House was built in the Greek Revival style, which was popular in the United States during the first half of the 1800s. The house features a symmetrical facade with a central entrance, surrounded by large windows and a pediment supported by columns. The interior of the house features high ceilings, elegant moldings, and other decorative details that are typical of the Greek Revival style. The Gibson-Todd House is an important example of this architectural style, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
For this project, The Durable Slate Company installed new copper flashings and valleys along the roof and performed slate repair using semi-weathering green slate.
