West Virginia - Jackson County
Jackson County West Virginia has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Rankin Octagonal Barn and Staats Mill Covered Bridge, Armstrong House, Clerc--Carson House and Faber Double--Crib Barn.

Several famous people are associated with these Jackson County historic places including Warren Wood and James Armstrong.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jackson County places including Carmichael, H.T. Hartley, R.B. Cunningham, J. Grim Quincy, Charles H. Progler, William Pruder, Hiram Faber, Levi J. Dean, H. O'Blennes and Tanzy Brown. Prominent architectural styles found in Jackson Country are Italianate, Greek Revival and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Armstrong House (added 1980 - - #80004023)
315 North St. , Ripley
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Armstrong,James
Significant Year:
1848
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Clerc--Carson House (added 1992 - - #92001482)
121 North St. , Ripley
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Faber Double--Crib Barn (added 2005 - - #05001007)
1106 WV 21 , Kenna
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Faber, Hiram
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Storage
More Information:
Lemley--Wood--Sayer House (added 1985 - - #85003409)
301 Walnut St. , Ravenswood
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pruder,William, Brown,Tanzy
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Wood,Warren
Significant Year:
1900, 1872, 1871
Area of Significance:
Literature, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Old Ravenswood School (added 1984 - - #79002581)
Also known as 1887 School
Henry St. , Ravenswood
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
O'Blennes,H.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Otterbein Church (added 1998 - - #98000286)
Co Rd. 87/11, near jct. with WV 5 , Evans
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
Rankin Octagonal Barn (added 1985 - - #85001551)
CR 3 , Silverton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Carmichael
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
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Ravenswood "Old Town" Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000243)
Also known as Ravenswood
Bounded by Sandy Creek, the Ohio R, Sycamore St. and adjoining properties and the city limits to the east , Ravenswood
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Brown, Tanzy
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Ripley Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000919)
Portions of Charleston and Highlawn Drs., Church, Court, Main, Maple, North, Seventh, and South Sts. , Ripley
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dean, Levi J., Progler, Charles H.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, State, Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Hotel, Post Office, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Fire Station, Post Office, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge (added 1981 - - #81000602)
Also known as Sandyville Covered Bridge
NE of New Era , Sandyville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cunningham,R.B., Quincy,J. Grim
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Staats Mill Covered Bridge (added 1979 - - #79002582)
Also known as Tug Fork Covered Bridge
SR 40 , Staats Mill
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hartley,H.T.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
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