West Virginia - Morgan County - Historic Districts
Morgan County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance. Significant places include Berkeley Springs State Park, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and Town of Bath Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Morgan County places including Benjamin Wright, James Rumsey and H.H. Hunter. Prominent architectural styles found in Morgan Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Late Victorian.

Berkeley Springs State Park (added 1976 - - #76001943)
Also known as Warm Springs;Frederick Springs
S. Washington and Fairfax Sts. , Berkeley Springs
Howcheng, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Exploration/Settlement, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Health Care, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Resort
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000036)
Also known as Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Bordering the Potomac River from Georgetown, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland , Harpers Ferry
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright,Benjamin, Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Conservation, Economics, Military, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000036)
Also known as Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Bordering the Potomac River from Georgetown, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland , Shepardstown
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright,Benjamin, Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Conservation, Economics, Military, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (added 1966 - - #66000036)
Also known as Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Bordering the Potomac River from Georgetown, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland , Paw Paw
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright,Benjamin, Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Engineering, Conservation, Economics, Military, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Town of Bath Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000245)
Also known as Berkeley Springs Historic District
Roughly Washington and Fairfax Sts. and adjacent blocks , Berkeley Springs
Howcheng, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hunter, H.H.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Commerce, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Natural Feature, Resort, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Natural Feature, Resort, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
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