West Virginia - Marshall County - Historic Districts
Marshall County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance. Significant places include West Virginia State Penitentiary, Cameron Downtown, Moundsville Commercial Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Marshall County places including William H. Batson and Carl Hamilton. Prominent architectural styles found in Marshall Country are Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Early Republic.

Cameron Downtown (added 1998 - - #98001473)
Roughly Bounded by Church St., Waynesburg Ave., Main St., and Park St. , Cameron
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hamilton, Carl
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure
Moundsville Commercial Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000252)
Also known as See Also:Ferrell--Holt House (Kirkside)
Roughly, Jefferson Ave. from Second to Seventh Sts., Seventh from Jefferson to Lafayette Ave. and Lafayette S of Seventh, Moundsville
TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Batson, William H.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Post Office, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Post Office, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse
West Virginia State Penitentiary (added 1996 - - #96000987)
818 Jefferson Ave. , Moundsville
TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
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