Upper Oakhurst Historic District
Upper Oakhurst Historic District | |
 House on Edgewood Road | |
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| Location | Along Oakhurst Ave., Groveland Dr., Edgewood Rd. and Mountain View Rd., Bluefield, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°15′45″N 81°12′22″W / 37.26250°N 81.20611°W |
| Area | 21.3 acres (8.6 ha) |
| Architect | Alex B. Mahood Et al. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/craftsman |
| MPS | South Bluefield MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000875[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 29, 1992 |
Upper Oakhurst Historic District is a national historic district located at Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. The district includes 37 contributing buildings in a residential area adjacent to South Bluefield. The buildings are primarily large single-family residences on large lots. The properties were mostly developed during the 1920s, and are representative of popular architectural styles, including Colonial Revival and Classical Revival. A number of the homes were designed by architect Alex B. Mahood.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Michael Gioulis (December 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Upper Oakhurst Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
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Categories:
- American Craftsman architecture in West Virginia
- Bungalow architecture in West Virginia
- Neoclassical architecture in West Virginia
- Colonial Revival architecture in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Mercer County, West Virginia
- Historic districts in Bluefield, West Virginia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- New River Greenbrier Registered Historic Place stubs