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

Fayette County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District, Camp Washington-Carver Complex, Kay Moor and Thurmond Historic District and Fayetteville Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Fayette County historic places including John Nuttall and E.B. Hawkins.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Fayette County places including Fairmont Mining Machinery Co., Roberts & Schaefer Co., West Virginia State Board of Control, Low Moor Iron Co., W. D. Thurmond, New River & Pocahontas Consolidated, H. Rus Warne and Louis A. Simon. Prominent architectural styles found in Fayette Country are Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival and Greek Revival.

Camp Washington-Carver Complex (added 1980 - - #80004017)

Also known as West Virginia 4-H Camp for Negroes

CR 11/3 , Clifftop

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., West Virginia State Board of Control

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Black, Engineering, Education, Agriculture, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation

Current Function:

Domestic, Education

Current Sub-function:

Camp, Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation

Fayetteville Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001845)

Also known as See Also:Altamont Hotel;Fayette County Courthouse;Hawkins, E

Roughly bounded by SR 16, Maple and Fayette Aves. , Fayetteville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Military, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Federal, Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Single Dwelling

Hawkins, E. B., House (added 1990 - - #89002319)

Also known as Hawkins--Ballard House

120 Fayette Ave. , Fayetteville

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Hawkins,E.B.

Significant Year:

1925, 1909, 1905

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, 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

Kay Moor (added 1990 - - #90001641)

Also known as Kay Moor No. 1 Coal Mine;Kaymoor

Along the New R. S of US 19 , Fayetteville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

New River & Pocahontas Consolidated, Low Moor Iron Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Processing Site

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Mount Hope Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000785)

Portions of Main,Tennessee,Montana,Virginia Sts., Fayette, Mountain Aves, Stadium Dr., N. Pax Ave., N. Maryland , Mount Hope

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Warne, H. Rus, Simon, Louis A.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Commerce, Architecture, Social History, Industry

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private, Federal

Historic Function:

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

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Post Office, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

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

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Post Office, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater

New Deal Resources in Hawk's Nest State Park Historic District (added 2011 - - #10001225)

49 Hawks Nest State Park Rd., Anstead

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Politics/Government, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000846)

WV 85/2 , Edmonds

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Roberts & Schaefer Co., Fairmont Mining Machinery Co.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Nuttall, John

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Social History, Industry, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Village Site

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Thurmond Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003520)

WV 25 at New River , Thurmond

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Thurmond,W. D.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling

Winebrenner's Crossroads Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000924)

Golf Course Rd. at VanClevesville Rd. and Winebrenner Rd. , Martinsburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Domestic, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling