West Virginia - Summers County - Historic Districts
Summers County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pence Springs Hotel Historic District and Trump--Lilly Farmstead, Gwinn, Samuel, Plantation, Hinton Historic District and Hinton Historic District (Boundary Increase).

The famous person Andrew Gwinn is associated with one of more of the Summers County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Summers County places including Meanor & Sweeney, Richard Trump, Park-Grimm Corp., Richard M. Bates and Silas F. Taylor. Prominent architectural styles found in Summers Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Gwinn, Samuel, Plantation (added 1989 - - #88002956)
Also known as Old Brick Farm
County Rt. 15 , Lowell
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Taylor,Silas F.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate
Historic Person:
Gwinn,Andrew,et al.
Significant Year:
1913, 1770, 1868
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Hinton Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003670)
Roughly bounded by C & O RR, James St., 5th Ave., and Roundhouse , Hinton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Hinton Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2005 - - #05000661)
Hill St. , Hinton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Bates, Richard M.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Post Office, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Post Office, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Pence Springs Hotel Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000404)
Roughly bounded by Buggy Branch, Buggy Branch Rd., WV 3 and Pence Springs Access Rd. , Pence Springs
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Park-Grimm Corp., Meanor & Sweeney
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Resort, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant, Specialty Store
Trump--Lilly Farmstead (added 1990 - - #90001640)
WV 26/3, 2.5 mi. from WV 26 , Hinton
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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
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