Philippi Historic District
Philippi Historic District | |
![]() Philippi, West Virginia, across the Tygart Valley River, September 2007 | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Pike, High, Walnut, Wolfe, Main, Wilson Sts., and Tygart Valley River, Philippi, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°9′0″N 80°2′20″W / 39.15000°N 80.03889°W |
Area | 95 acres (38 ha) |
Built | 1852 |
Architect | Fulton, J. Charles; Et al. |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 90001241 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 29, 1990 |
The Philippi Historic District (PHD) is national historic district located at Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. It encompasses 113 contributing buildings and one contributing structure dating from the mid-19th century through early 20th century. The district includes the commercial, ecclesiastical, and civic core of the town situated along the Tygart Valley River.
The PHD includes a number of buildings representative of popular architectural styles including Queen Anne, Italianate, and Greek Revival. Located within the district are the separately listed Barbour County Courthouse, Philippi B & O Railroad Station, Philippi Covered Bridge, and Peck-Crim-Chesser House.[2]
The PHD was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Students at Alderson-Broaddus College under James W. Daddysman (April 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Philippi Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
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- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Greek Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Historic districts in Barbour County, West Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Italianate architecture in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Barbour County, West Virginia
- Queen Anne architecture in West Virginia
- Houses in Barbour County, West Virginia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Mountaineer Country Registered Historic Place stubs