West Virginia - Raleigh County
Raleigh County West Virginia has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Little Beaver Dam, Phillips--Sprague Mine, Trump--Lilly Farmstead and Wildwood and Beckley Courthouse Square Historic District.

The famous person John Beckley is associated with one of more of the Raleigh County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Raleigh County places including Coda, S.C., WPA, Konrad, John, CCC, Richard Trump, John Lilly, S.H. Bridge, Milano, Mahood, Alex B. and et al.. Prominent architectural styles found in Raleigh Country are Early Commercial.

Beckley Courthouse Square Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000722)
Roughly bounded by Prince, Kanawha, Church, Lebanon, Howe, McCreery and Earwood Sts. and Alaska and First Aves. , Beckley
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, Mahood, Alex B., et al.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Mixed
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Financial Institution, Fire Station, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Specialty Store
More Information:
Beckley Feed and Hardware Company (added 2001 - - #00001309)
405 Prince St. , Beckley
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Little Beaver Dam (added 1998 - - #98000287)
SW of Crow, NW Corner of Little Beaver Dam , Crow
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Konrad, John, CCC, Coda, S.C., WPA
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Social History, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
More Information:
Phillips--Sprague Mine (added 1988 - - #88000266)
Also known as Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine
Address Restricted , Beckley
HelgeRieder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Education, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Museum
Current Function:
Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Sophia Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000163)
Main St., bet. Polk St. and Riffe St. , Sophia
TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Milano
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Fire Station, Religious Structure
More Information:
St. Colman's Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery (added 1984 - - #84003658)
Also known as The Little Catholic Church on Irish Mountain
WV 26 , Sandstone
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
European, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
More Information:
Trump--Lilly Farmstead (added 1990 - - #90001640)
WV 26/3, 2.5 mi. from WV 26 , Hinton
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Trump,Richard
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Wildwood (added 1970 - - #70000665)
Also known as General Alfred Beckley Home
117 Laurel Ter. , Beckley
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Beckley,John,et al.
Significant Year:
1874, 1836, 1835
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development, Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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