West Virginia - Wirt County
Wirt County West Virginia has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Burning Springs Complex, Beauchamp-Newman House and Buffalo Church, Kanawha Hotel and Ruble Church.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wirt County places including Rathbone Bros., Andrew McCoy, Alfred Beauchamp, McClung,,Matthew, Manlove Beauchamp and Smith Fireproof Construction. Prominent architectural styles found in Wirt Country are Classical Revival.

Beauchamp-Newman House (added 1974 - - #74002021)
Also known as Beauchamp,Alfred,House
Court St. , Elizabeth
Mjswisher79, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Buffalo Church (added 1990 - - #89001781)
Jct. Co. Rts. 28 and 14 , Palestine
FastilyClone, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McClung,,Matthew, McCoy,Andrew
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Burning Springs Complex (added 1971 - - #71000884)
Also known as Rathbone and Karns Wells
Along the N bank of the Kanawha River from the confluence of Burning Springs Run , Burning Springs
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Department Store
More Information:
Kanawha Hotel (added 1986 - - #86003232)
111 Court St. , Elizabeth
Mjswisher79, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Beauchamp,Manlove
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Ruble Church (added 1982 - - #82004332)
Jct. of CR 34/1 and 34/2 , Burning Springs
Cropbot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
Wirt County Courthouse (added 2004 - - #04000918)
Washington St. , Elizabeth
TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith Fireproof Construction
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
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