West Virginia - Cabell County - Historic Districts
Cabell County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Downtown Huntington Historic District and Ritter Park Historic District, Barboursville Historic District, Downtown Huntington Historic District (Boundary Increase) and Hawthorne Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cabell County places including Verus T. Ritter, Edwin N. Alger, Edward J. Handloser and Richard Mortimer Bates. Prominent architectural styles found in Cabell Country are Late Victorian, Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival.

Barboursville Historic District (added 2008 - - #08001234)
Also known as Village of Barboursville
Water, Main, Brady Sts., and Central Ave. , Barboursville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Downtown Huntington Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000309)
Also known as Downtown Hunting Historic District (Boundary Increase)7, See Also:Cabell County Courthouse;Carnegie Public Library;U.
Roughly bounded by Third Ave., Tenth St., Fifth Ave., Seventh and Eighth Sts. , Huntington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Museum, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Museum, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
Downtown Huntington Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2007 - - #07000240)
Portions of Third Ave. to the alley bet. Sixth and Seventh Aves. and from Twelfth St. to Seventh St. , Huntington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Alger, Edwin N., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Post Office, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Department Store, Financial Institution, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
Hawthorne Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000786)
Also known as Park Hills Subdivision No. 1
Roughly Hawthorne Way and portions of South, Whitaker Blvd. , Huntington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Handloser, Edward J., Ritter, Verus T.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 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
Mortimer Place Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000266)
Bounded by an alley, 10th St., 12th Ave., and 11th St. , Huntington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bates, Richard Mortimer
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Ninth Street West Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004016)
Also known as St. Cloud
9th St., Madison and Jefferson Aves. , Huntington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Ritter Park Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001774)
Ritter Park, including northern boundary streets , Huntington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Garden, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
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