Willowshade - Circa: 1855 Style: Greek Revival Location: Route 50 West of Winchester near Gore, VA Early childhood home of Willa Cather, American writer of novels about frontier life on the Great Plains including f "Oh Pioneers" Between 1851 and 1863 William Cather and his wife, Emily Ann Caroline Smith, assembled the farm that became Willow Shade. They built the main house about 1853. They were...