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Briarwood

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Briarwood, located at 1240 Staunton Road, is an English Tudor-style house designed by architect Fred Crowthers. Born in England, Crowthers worked in Charleston for several years before relocating to Michigan. He also designed the Barnes-Wellford House on Abney Circle. Briarwood was built in 1922 for Rhuell Hampton Merrill, who served as minister of the Kanawha Presbyterian Church from 1898 to 1907.