National Register of Historic Places - West Virginia (WV), Marion County

Marion County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fairmont Downtown Historic District, Mannington Historic District, Shaw House and Woodlawn Cemetery and Fleming--Watson Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Marion County historic places including Harry Shaw, Bowers, George F. and et al.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Marion County places including Tell William Nicolet, Jones & Nuzum, Alex MacElwee, Giesey, M.F., et al., Charles G. Badgley, A. C. Lyons, George Giffon and A.C. Lyons. Prominent architectural styles found in Marion Country are Colonial, Exotic Revival and Italianate.

Fairmont Downtown Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001008)

Also known as See Also:Marion County Courthouse and Sheriff's House;High L

Along Jackson, Adams, Washington and Quincy Sts. and Cleveland and Fairmont Aves. , Fairmont

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lyons, A. C., Badgley, Charles G.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Mixed

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Fleming--Watson Historic District (added 2001 - - #01001330)

Approx. bounded by Fairmont Ave., Second, Fay Sts., Apple Ct, Green, Emerson Sts., Coleman Ave., Seventh St., Outlook , Fairmont

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lyons, A.C., Giffon, George

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Road-Related, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Religion, Social, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Mortuary, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Mannington Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001313)

Roughly bounded by High, Clarksburg and Howard Sts. and Buffalo Cr. , Mannington

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Giesey, M.F., et al.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Mid 19th Century Revival, Colonial

Historic Person:

Bowers, George F., et al

Significant Year:

1904, 1889, 1855

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Other-Ethnic

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal, Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Capitol, Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Social

Current Sub-function:

Capitol, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, School, Single Dwelling

Shaw House (added 1988 - - #88001461)

Also known as Shaw,Harry,House

425 Morgantown Ave. , Fairmont

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

MacElwee,Alex, Jones & Nuzum

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Historic Person:

Shaw,Harry

Significant Year:

1919

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Woodlawn Cemetery (added 2004 - - #04000305)

335 Maple Ave. , Fairmont

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Nicolet, Tell William

Architectural Style:

Exotic Revival, Other

Historic Person:

multiple

Significant Year:

1895, 1929, 1875

Area of Significance:

Art, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Mortuary

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Mortuary