West Virginia - Harrison County - Historic Districts
Harrison County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Clarksburg Downtown Historic District, Clarksburg Downtown Historic District (Boundary Decrease), Quality Hill Historic District and Smith, Watters, Farm on Duck Creek and Glen Elk Historic District.

The famous person Virgil Highland is associated with one of more of the Harrison County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Harrison County places including Nultiple. Prominent architectural styles found in Harrison Country are Italianate, Queen Anne and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Clarksburg Downtown Historic District (added 1982 - - #82004794)
Also known as See Also:Waldomore;Stealey-Goff-Vance House;Goff, Nathan Jr.
Roughly bounded by Elk, Creek, 7th, and Main Sts. , Clarksburg
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nultiple
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling
Clarksburg Downtown Historic District (Boundary Decrease) (added 1982 - - #82004317)
Roughly bounded by Elk Creek, 7th and Main Sts. , Clarksburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Glen Elk Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001232)
Roughly bounded by Elk Cr. and the Baltimore & Ohio RR tracks , Clarksburg
Thomas "David" Franklin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Italianate, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Quality Hill Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001815)
Also known as East Main Street;Jackson Square
East Main St. , Clarksburg
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Highland,Virgil,et al.
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Law, Politics/Government, Industry, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Salem Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004022)
WV 23 , Salem
TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
Shinnston Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000288)
Roughly bounded by Charles, East, and Clement Sts., and West Fork R. , Shinnston
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Gothic, Italianate, Shingle Style
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Smith, Watters, Farm on Duck Creek (added 1974 - - #74002003)
Also known as Smith,Watters,Memorial State Park
CR 25/6 , Lost Creek
Bitmapped, 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:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Museum, Secondary Structure
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