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

Barbour County West Virginia has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Laurel Hill Battlefield--Union Fortifications--Right Cemetery, Philippi Covered Bridge and Carrolton Covered Bridge, Adaland and Barbour County Courthouse.

The famous person Modisett, Augustus and et al. is associated with one of more of the Barbour County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Barbour County places including Lemuel Chenoweth, J. Emmett, Daniel O'Brien, J. Charles Fulton, J.P. Conn, S.T.H. Holt, James David Corder and Holmboe & Lafferty. Prominent architectural styles found in Barbour Country are Greek Revival, Italianate and Queen Anne.

Adaland (added 1995 - - #95000419)

Also known as Modisett Mansion

Co. Rd. 77/5 off WV 76 at Fox Grape Run , Berryberg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Corder, James David

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Modisett, Augustus, et al.

Significant Year:

1920, 1868

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business

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Barbour County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80004014)

Court Sq. , Philippi

Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Conn,J.P., Fulton,J. Charles

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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Carrolton Covered Bridge (added 1981 - - #81000595)

SR 36 , Carrollton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

O'Brien,Daniel, Emmett,J.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

More Information:

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Crim, J. N. B., House (added 1984 - - #84003462)

WV 57 , Elk City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Laurel Hill Battlefield--Union Fortifications--Right Cemetery (added 2008 - - #08000393)

Co.Rd. 15, portions of Judson, Serpell & Ward Sts. , Belington

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification

Current Function:

Funerary, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Park

Peck-Crim-Chesser House (added 1984 - - #84003464)

14 N. Walnut St. , Philippi

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Philippi B & O Railroad Station (added 1986 - - #86001082)

Also known as Barbour County Historical Society Museum

146 N. Main St. , Philippi

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Philippi Covered Bridge (added 1972 - - #72001284)

Also known as Lemuel Chenoweth Bridge at Philippi

U.S. 250 at jct. with U.S. 119 , Philippi

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Chenoweth,Lemuel

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Military, Engineering, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site, Camp, Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

More Information:

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Philippi Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001241)

Also known as See Also:Peck-Crim-Chesser House;Barbour County Courthouse;P

Roughly bounded by Pike, High, Walnut, Wolfe, Main, Wilson Sts., and Tygart Valley River , Philippi

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Fulton,J. Charles

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Italianate, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Professional, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Professional, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Whitescarver Hall (added 1990 - - #89002317)

Circle Dr. on the Alderson-Broaddus College campus , Philippi

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Holt,S.T.H., Holmboe & Lafferty

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Wilmoth, Bernard E., House (added 2005 - - #05001348)

303 Dayton Blvd. , Belington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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