Hillside, also known as Little Elmington, is a 1½ story brick house near Charles Town, West Virginia

Charles Town, West Virginia

Charles Town is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,907 at the 2000 census. Due to its similar name, travelers have sometimes confused this city with the state's capital, Charleston.-History:...

 dating to circa 1798–1800. The house possesses a striking two-story gallery supported by five large round columns. The property includes a rubble

Rubble

Rubble is broken stone, of irregular size, shape and texture. This word is closely connected in derivation with "rubbish", which was formerly also applied to what we now call "rubble". Rubble naturally found in the soil is known also as brash...

stone barn and spring house. The house's name refers to its construction into the natural hillside in a manner similar to that of a bank barn

Bank barn

A bank barn or banked barn is a style of barn noted for its accessibility, at ground level, on two separate levels. Often built into the side of a hill, or bank, both the upper and the lower floors area could be accessed from ground level, one area at the top of the hill and the other at the bottom...

, with the principal entry on the upper, uphill level.