West Virginia - Randolph County - Historic Districts
Randolph County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Davis and Elkins Historic District, Rich Mountain Battlefield, Tygart Valley Homesteads Historic District, Beverly Historic District and Butcher Hill Historic District.

Many famous people are associated with these Randolph County historic places including Eleanor Roosevelt, Gen. George B. McClellan, Fred A. Perley, John Baylis Ward, Frank C. Wimer, Davis, Henry Gassaway and et al..

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Randolph County places including Benjamin Smith, Baldwin and Pennington, Charles T. Mott, Holmboe & Lafferty, Rudolph Zumbach, Lemuel Chenoweth, Fred A. Perley, Charles E. Cassell, Bishop, Ray W. and et al. Prominent architectural styles found in Randolph Country are Queen Anne, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Beverly Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004040)
WV 92 and U.S. 219 and 250 , Beverly
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chenoweth,Lemuel
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Butcher Hill Historic District (added 1989 - - #89001784)
Also known as Ward House
E of Beverly , Beverly
Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Ward,John Baylis
Significant Year:
1890, 1865, 1861
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Fortification, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Single Dwelling
Davis and Elkins Historic District (added 1996 - - #96001129)
Also known as See also:Graceland,70000666;Elkins,Sen.S.B.,House,82004329
Davis and Elkins College Campus , Elkins
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
College, Hotel
Downtown Elkins Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001324)
Roughly bounded by Railroad Ave., Fifth St., Randolph Ave., Henry Ave. and First St. , Elkins
TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, Bishop, Ray W., et al
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Classical Revival, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Historic Person:
Davis, Henry Gassaway, et al.
Significant Year:
1893
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Helvetia (added 1978 - - #78002810)
Also known as Helvetia Village Historic District
SR 45 and SR 46 , Helvetia
Soundoftoday, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Zumbach,Rudolph
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, European, Architecture, Agriculture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Perly, Fred A., House (added 1988 - - #88001453)
Also known as Laurel River Club;The Bark House
Address Restricted , Jenningston
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Perley,Fred A.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Historic Person:
Perley,Fred A.
Significant Year:
1907
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Rich Mountain Battlefield (added 1992 - - #92000899)
Also known as Camp Garnett;Hart Homestead
6 mi. W of Beverly on Rich Mountain Rd., Co. Rt. 37/8 , Beverly
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
McClellan,Gen. George B.
Significant Year:
1861
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Fortification
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Forest, Park
Scott Hill (added 2008 - - #08001240)
2000 Livingston Ave. , Elkins
Generic1139, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Scott, Cyrus Hall
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Processing, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Tygart Valley Homesteads Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000304)
Roughly bounded by US 250/219, Cty Rd. 38 and Cty Rd. 21 , Dailey
WFinch, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith, Benjamin
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Roosevelt, Eleanor
Significant Year:
1940
Area of Significance:
Social History, Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private, State, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Civic, Manufacturing Facility, Processing, School, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Business, Manufacturing Facility, Processing, School, Single Dwelling, Storage
Wees Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000164)
Generally bounded by Randolph and S. Randolph Aves., Sycamore St., Diamond St. and Boundary and Terrace Aves. , Elkins
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cassell, Charles E., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Historic Person:
Wimer, Frank C., Brady, A. Spates
Significant Year:
1890
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local, Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Monument/Marker, Park, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Monument/Marker, Park, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
West Virginia Children's Home (added 1994 - - #94001287)
230 Heavener Ave. , Elkins
Generic1139, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Holmboe & Lafferty
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
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