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National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, West Virginia

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Location of Mercer County in West Virginia

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, West Virginia.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.[1]

There are 15 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted September 13, 2024.[2]

Contents: Counties in West Virginia


Listings county-wide

[3] Landmark name[4] Image Date listed Location City or Town Summary
1 Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District March 18, 1987 Roughly bounded by Princeton Ave. and Scott, High, and Russell Sts.
37°16′4″N 81°13′18″W / 37.26778°N 81.22167°W / 37.26778; -81.22167 (Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District)
Bluefield
2 Bramwell Historic District February 10, 1983 Main, Rose, Bloch, Duhring, Wyatt, Church, and N. and S. River Sts.
37°19′26″N 81°18′35″W / 37.32389°N 81.30972°W / 37.32389; -81.30972 (Bramwell Historic District)
Bramwell
3 Bramwell Additions Historic District August 3, 1995; boundary increase May 5, 2005 Along Bluestone Ave. SW of US 92, also two discontiguous areas N and W along the Bluestone R.; Parts of Bluestone Ave., Clifton St., Renova St., Simmons Ave., Simmons St. and Spring St.
37°19′26″N 81°18′35″W / 37.32389°N 81.30972°W / 37.32389; -81.30972 (Bramwell Additions Historic District)
Bramwell
4 Country Club Hill Historic District November 5, 1992 Along Whitethorn, Lebanon and Liberty Sts.
37°14′55.6″N 81°14′0″W / 37.248778°N 81.23333°W / 37.248778; -81.23333 (Country Club Hill Historic District)
Bluefield
5 Easley House July 29, 1992 1500 College Ave.
37°15′1″N 81°14′12″W / 37.25028°N 81.23667°W / 37.25028; -81.23667 (Easley House)
Bluefield
6 Col. William Henderson French House March 12, 1976 South of Athens off WV 20
37°23′46″N 81°1′36″W / 37.39611°N 81.02667°W / 37.39611; -81.02667 (French, Col. William Henderson, House)
Athens
7 Dr. James W. Hale House March 12, 1976 1034 Mercer St.
37°22′7″N 81°5′55″W / 37.36861°N 81.09861°W / 37.36861; -81.09861 (Hale, Dr. James W., House)
Princeton
8 Hancock House January 17, 1990 300 Sussex St.
37°16′33″N 81°13′13″W / 37.27583°N 81.22028°W / 37.27583; -81.22028 (Hancock House)
Bluefield
9 Jefferson Street Historic District July 29, 1992 Along Jefferson St. between Cumberland Rd. and College Ave.
37°15′5″N 81°13′2″W / 37.25139°N 81.21722°W / 37.25139; -81.21722 (Jefferson Street Historic District)
Bluefield
10 Dr. Robert B. McNutt House July 25, 2001 1522 N. Walker St.
37°22′2″N 81°6′10″W / 37.36722°N 81.10278°W / 37.36722; -81.10278 (McNutt, Dr. Robert B., House)
Princeton
11 Mercer County Courthouse November 28, 1980 Courthouse Sq.
37°21′56″N 81°6′12″W / 37.36556°N 81.10333°W / 37.36556; -81.10333 (Mercer County Courthouse)
Princeton
12 Mercer Street Historic District October 17, 2003 Mercer St. between N. 1st St. and North St.
37°22′13″N 81°5′15″W / 37.37028°N 81.08750°W / 37.37028; -81.08750 (Mercer Street Historic District)
Princeton
13 Municipal Building May 29, 1979 514 Bland St.
37°16′4″N 81°13′22″W / 37.26778°N 81.22278°W / 37.26778; -81.22278 (Municipal Building)
Bluefield
14 President's House, Bluefield State College December 3, 1999 Rock St.
37°16′4″N 81°14′9″W / 37.26778°N 81.23583°W / 37.26778; -81.23583 (President's House, Bluefield State College)
Bluefield
15 South Bluefield Historic District July 29, 1992 Along Mountain View Rd., Bland Rd., Oakhurst, and Parkway
37°15′29″N 81°12′55″W / 37.25806°N 81.21528°W / 37.25806; -81.21528 (South Bluefield Historic District)
Bluefield
16 Upper Oakhurst Historic District July 29, 1992 Along Oakhurst Ave., Groveland Dr., Edgewood Rd., and Mountain View Rd.
37°15′45″N 81°12′22″W / 37.26250°N 81.20611°W / 37.26250; -81.20611 (Upper Oakhurst Historic District)
Bluefield
17 Virginian Railway Yard Historic District May 1, 2003 0.5 mi (0.80 km) north of junction of WV 20 and railroad tracks
37°22′41″N 81°5′11″W / 37.37806°N 81.08639°W / 37.37806; -81.08639 (Virginian Railway Yard Historic District)
Princeton

See also

References

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved September 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmark sites and National Register of Historic Places Districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.