West Virginia - Tucker County
Tucker County West Virginia has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fairfax Stone Site and St. George Academy, Cottrill Opera House, Meyer, Herman August, House and St. George Academy.

The famous person Herman August Meyer is associated with one of more of the Tucker County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Tucker County places including Dumire, Daniel L.,, E.C.S. Holboe, Holmboe,E.C.S., & Lafferty,R.C., Frank P. Millburn, unknown, R.C. Lafferty and William D. Baumgarner. Prominent architectural styles found in Tucker Country are Italianate, Renaissance and Romanesque.

Cottrill Opera House (added 1979 - - #79002602)
Also known as Sutton`s Opera House
East Ave. , Thomas
Pubdog, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Performing Arts, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Theater
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Davis Coal and Coke Company Administrative Building (added 2011 - - #11000733)
570 Douglas Rd., Thomas
MountainSide, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
More Information:
Fairfax Stone Site (added 1970 - - #70000653)
Also known as Fairfax Stone Historical Monument
N of William at corner of Grant, Preston, and Tucker counties , Thomas
Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
More Information:
Meyer, Herman August, House (added 2009 - - #09001195)
287 Thomas Ave. , Davis
MountainSide, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Meyer, Herman August
Area of Significance:
Education, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
St. George Academy (added 2001 - - #01001333)
Cty. Rd. 1 , St. George
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dumire, Daniel L.,
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Thomas Commercial Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001072)
Roughly Spruce St. and East Ave. bet. First St. and Third St.; East Ave. W to the North Fork of the Blackwater R. , Thomas
Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lafferty, R.C., Holboe, E.C.S.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Gothic Revival, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, European, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation
More Information:
Tucker County Bank Building (added 2010 - - #10000579)
1000 Walnut St, Parsons
Generic1139, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Tucker County Courthouse and Jail (added 1984 - - #84003680)
1st and Walnut Sts. , Parsons
BotMultichillT, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Baumgarner,William D., Millburn,Frank P.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
More Information:
Western Maryland Depot (added 1996 - - #96000444)
Also known as Parsons Depot
166 1/2 Main St. , Parsons
Generic1139, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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