Built 1913 Opened 1913 Added to NRHP 23 August 1984 | NRHP Reference # 84003639 Area 8,000 m² | |
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Location Off U.S. Route 522 on R. F. D. 1, Mountain View Drive, near Berkeley Springs, West Virginia Architectural style Colonial Revival architecture Similar Cacapon Mountain, Berkeley Springs State Park, Samuel Taylor Suit Cottage, Museum of the Berkeley, Prospect Peak | ||
John Herbert Quick House — also known as "Coolfont" — is a historic home located near Berkeley Springs, Morgan County, West Virginia, US. It was built in 1913, and is a large 2 1⁄2-story mansion in the Colonial Revival style. The front facade features a two story pedimented, with a one story rounded portico topped by a balustrade. It was built by author John Herbert Quick (1861-1925).
In 1961 the house and about 1200 surrounding acres were acquired by businessman Sam Ashelman, who went on to establish a hotel called the Coolfont Resort in 1965. The property, including the house, was sold to a real estate developer in 2005. In 2017 the house sold to an unnamed bidder for $225,000 as part of an auction of the entire former resort property.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.