Moundsville Commercial Historic District
Moundsville Commercial Historic District | |
 Marshall County Courthouse, December 2006 | |
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| Location | Roughly, Jefferson Ave. from Second to Seventh Sts., Seventh from Jefferson to Lafayette Ave. and Lafayette S of Seventh, Moundsville, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°55′15″N 80°44′49″W / 39.92083°N 80.74694°W |
| Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
| Built | 1835 |
| Architect | Batson, William H. |
| Architectural style | Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000252 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 1995 |
Moundsville Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia. It encompasses 72 contributing buildings in the central business district of Moundsville. They are large 2-4 story brick buildings reflecting the Georgian and Late Victorian styles. Notable buildings include the Marshall House (c. 1835), Roberts House (c. 1850), F.O.E. Building (1940), State Food Store (1939), Simpson United Methodist Church (1907), First Christian Church (1899), St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church (1917), Strand Theater (1920), Marshall County Courthouse (1876), and Post Office and Federal Building (1914). Located within the district is the separately listed Ferrell-Holt House.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Michael Gioulis (June 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Moundsville Commercial Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Georgian architecture in West Virginia
- Victorian architecture in West Virginia
- Moundsville, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Marshall County, West Virginia
- Historic districts in Marshall County, West Virginia
- Northern Panhandle Registered Historic Place stubs