Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
West Virginia - Fayette County
Fayette County West Virginia has 27 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 8 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District, Camp Washington-Carver Complex, Fayette County Courthouse, Halfway House and Kay Moor.

Many famous people are associated with these Fayette County historic places including John Nuttall, William McKell, Col. George Imboden, E.B. Hawkins, Aaron Stockton and William Page.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Fayette County places including Fairmont Mining Machinery Co., Roberts & Schaefer Co., New River & Pocahontas Consolidated, Edward Bates Franzheim, Millard F. Giesey, West Virginia State Board of Control, Low Moor Iron Co., Whipple Colliery Co., Joseph Skaggs and W. D. Thurmond. Prominent architectural styles found in Fayette Country are Colonial Revival, Classical Revival and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Altamont Hotel (added 1979 - - #79002574)
110 Fayette Ave , Fayetteville
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Bank of Glen Jean (added 1983 - - #83003236)
Main St. , Glen Jean
Seattle, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
McKell, William
Significant Year:
1909
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
archives document
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
More Information:
archives document
Contentment (added 1974 - - #74001996)
Also known as Imboden,Colonel George,House
Along U.S. 60 , Ansted
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Imboden,Col. George
Significant Year:
1872
Area of Significance:
Military, Politics/Government, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Fayette County Courthouse (added 1978 - - #78002793)
Court St. between Wiseman and Maple Aves. , Fayetteville
Howcheng, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Giesey,Millard F., Franzheim,Edward Bates
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
Fayetteville Esso Station (added 2018 - - #100003250)
145 South Court Street, Fayetteville
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Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1945-1960 AD
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
More Information:
archives document
Gauley Bridge Railroad Station (added 1980 - - #80004018)
Also known as C & O Station of Gauley Bridge
Off WV 16/39 , Gauley Bridge
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
archives document
Glen Ferris Inn (added 1991 - - #91000449)
Also known as Stockton's Inn;Stockton's Tavern;Hawkins's Hotel
US 60 overlooking Kanawha Falls , Glen Ferris
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Stockton,Aaron
Significant Year:
1861, 1848
Area of Significance:
Military, Commerce, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Institutional Housing, Road-Related
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
More Information:
archives document
Halfway House (added 1978 - - #78002792)
Also known as Tyree Tavern
Off old U.S. 60 , Ansted
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Skaggs,Joseph
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Military, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Post Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
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
More Information:
archives document
Hughart, Dr. John, House (added 2001 - - #01000262)
Off WV 41 , Landisburg
Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
More Information:
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Kay Moor (added 1990 - - #90001641)
Also known as Kay Moor No. 1 Coal Mine;Kaymoor
Along the New R. S of US 19 , Fayetteville
Martin H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
Main Building (added 1980 - - #80004019)
Also known as Montgomery Preparatory School;Old Main,West Virginia Institu
West Virginia Institute of Technology campus , Montgomery
Mksheldon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
More Information:
archives document
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
More Information:
archives document
New Deal Resources in Hawk's Nest State Park Historic District (added 2011 - - #10001225)
49 Hawks Nest State Park Rd., Anstead
Junkyardsparkle, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Social History, Politics/Government, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
More Information:
archives document
New River Company General Office Building (added 2004 - - #04000357)
411 Main St. , Mt. Hope
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
archives document
New River Gorge Bridge (added 2013 - - #13000603)
US 19 over New R., Fayetteville
JaGa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1975-2000
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
More Information:
archives document
Oak Hill Railroad Depot (added 1995 - - #95000255)
Jct. of Virginia Ave. and Central Ave. , Oak Hill
Rcbutcher, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Page-Vawter House (added 1985 - - #85001813)
Also known as Vawter
Rt. Box 20 , Ansted
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Minter,William
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Historic Person:
Page,William
Significant Year:
1890
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Prince Brothers General Store--Berry Store (added 1986 - - #86000810)
Also known as Prince Store
WV 41 , Prince
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
archives document
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building (added 2016 - - #16000312)
Fayetteville, Fayetteville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974 AD
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
More Information:
archives document
Tyree Stone Tavern (added 1975 - - #75001884)
Also known as Old Stone House
E of Clifftop off U.S. 19 on SR 10 , Clifftop
Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure
More Information:
archives document
Whipple Company Store (added 1991 - - #91000448)
Jct. of Co. Rds. 15 and 21/20 , Whipple
VGrigas (WMF), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Whipple Colliery Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Post Office
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
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
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