West Virginia - Greenbrier County - Historic Districts
Greenbrier County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Greenbrier, The, Lewisburg Historic District, Alderson Historic District and Deitz Farm and Blue Bend Forest Camp.

Several famous people are associated with these Greenbrier County historic places including Martin Van Buren, Gen. R.E. Lee, et al. Elder John Alderson and John B. Laing.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Greenbrier County places including John H.B. Latrobe, Walter Martens, Clark Ellis, CCC and Herbert Tilden Stoddard. Prominent architectural styles found in Greenbrier Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Federal.

Alderson Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001231)
Also known as See Also:Alderson Bridge
Roughly, along Monroe St., Riverview Dr., Railroad Ave. and adjacent streets , Alderson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ellis, Clark, Martens, Walter
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal, Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Elder John Alderson, et al.
Significant Year:
1885, 1872, 1789
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce, Education, Architecture, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Blue Bend Forest Camp (added 1994 - - #94000352)
Also known as Blue Bend Recreation Area
4 mi. W of WV 92 on Alvon--Blue Bend--Anthony Rd., Co. Rt. 16/2 , Alvon
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
CCC, Stoddard, Herbert Tilden
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Park
Deitz Farm (added 1992 - - #92000304)
Also known as General Robert E. Lee Headquarters
Jct. of WV 20 and WV 28 , Meadow Bluff
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Lee,Gen. R.E.,et al.
Significant Year:
1865, 1861
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification, Military Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Edgefield (added 2012 - - #12001047)
461 Brownstown Rd., Renick
TomHefner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Whorrell, Floy Whiting
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Greenbrier, The (added 1974 - - #74002000)
Also known as White Sulpher Springs;The Old White
Off U.S. 60 , White Sulphur Springs
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Latrobe,John H.B.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Federal
Historic Person:
Van Buren,Martin,et al.
Significant Year:
1923, 1820, 1858
Area of Significance:
Military, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Resort
Current Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Resort
Hopkins Mountain Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000353)
Along FS Rd. 139, Hopkins Mountain Rd., 4 mi. W of WV 92, N of Alvon--Blue Bend--Anthony Rd., Co. Rd. 16/2 , Alvon
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Industry, Transportation, Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Natural Feature, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Natural Feature, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related
Lewisburg Historic District (added 1978 - - #78002795)
Also known as See Also:73001900;74001997;76001934;74001998;72001286;750018
Irregular pattern along U.S. 60 and U.S. 219 , Lewisburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Transportation, Education, Exploration/Settlement, Law, Architecture, Military, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
State, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Maple Street Historic District (added 1988 - - #87002529)
107--121 Maple St. , Lewisburg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Black, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Ronceverte Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000396)
Roughly along Main St., Pochantas, Monroe, and Greenbrier , Ronceverte
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Road-Related, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Parking Lot, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
South Church Street Historic District (added 1988 - - #87002528)
S. Church St. , Lewisburg
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Laing,John B.
Significant Year:
1918, 1908
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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