West Virginia - Marion County - Historic Districts
Marion County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fairmont Downtown Historic District, Mannington Historic District, Shaw House and Woodlawn Cemetery and Fleming--Watson Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Marion County historic places including Harry Shaw, Bowers, George F. and et al.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Marion County places including Tell William Nicolet, Jones & Nuzum, Alex MacElwee, Giesey, M.F., et al., Charles G. Badgley, A. C. Lyons, George Giffon and A.C. Lyons. Prominent architectural styles found in Marion Country are Colonial, Exotic Revival and Italianate.

Fairmont Downtown Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001008)
Also known as See Also:Marion County Courthouse and Sheriff's House;High L
Along Jackson, Adams, Washington and Quincy Sts. and Cleveland and Fairmont Aves. , Fairmont
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lyons, A. C., Badgley, Charles G.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Mixed
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Fleming--Watson Historic District (added 2001 - - #01001330)
Approx. bounded by Fairmont Ave., Second, Fay Sts., Apple Ct, Green, Emerson Sts., Coleman Ave., Seventh St., Outlook , Fairmont
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lyons, A.C., Giffon, George
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Road-Related, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Religion, Social, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Mortuary, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Mannington Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001313)
Roughly bounded by High, Clarksburg and Howard Sts. and Buffalo Cr. , Mannington
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Giesey, M.F., et al.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Mid 19th Century Revival, Colonial
Historic Person:
Bowers, George F., et al
Significant Year:
1904, 1889, 1855
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Other-Ethnic
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Capitol, Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Social
Current Sub-function:
Capitol, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, School, Single Dwelling
Shaw House (added 1988 - - #88001461)
Also known as Shaw,Harry,House
425 Morgantown Ave. , Fairmont
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
MacElwee,Alex, Jones & Nuzum
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Historic Person:
Shaw,Harry
Significant Year:
1919
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Woodlawn Cemetery (added 2004 - - #04000305)
335 Maple Ave. , Fairmont
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nicolet, Tell William
Architectural Style:
Exotic Revival, Other
Historic Person:
multiple
Significant Year:
1895, 1929, 1875
Area of Significance:
Art, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Mortuary
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Mortuary
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