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

Grant County West Virginia has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fairfax Stone Site, Hermitage Motor Inn, Manor, The and Rohrbaugh Cabin and Gormania Presbyterian Church.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Grant County places including George F. Sansbury. Prominent architectural styles found in Grant Country are Greek Revival, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Fairfax Stone Site (added 1970 - - #70000653)

Also known as Fairfax Stone Historical Monument

N of William at corner of Grant, Preston, and Tucker counties , William

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

Current Function:

Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

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Gormania Presbyterian Church (added 2005 - - #05001008)

Also known as Gormania United Methodist Church

Mabis Ave., 0.1 mi. S of US 50 , Gormania

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Grant County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79003306)

Also known as Old Grant County Courthouse

Virginia Ave. , Petersburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sansbury,George F.

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Law, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government, Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Medical Business/Office

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Hermitage Motor Inn (added 1986 - - #86000776)

Also known as Cunningham;Taylor Hotel

Virginia Ave. , Petersburg

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

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Manor, The (added 1975 - - #75001886)

Also known as Hutton,Peter,Farm;Hutton,Jesse,House

N of Petersburg off WV 42 , Petersburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling

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Rohrbaugh Cabin (added 1993 - - #93000490)

Also known as Allegheny Cabin

Smokehole Rd. (WV 28/11), 3 mi. S of jct. with WV 28/55, Monongahela NF , Petersburg

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Snyder, Noah, Farm (added 1975 - - #75001885)

Also known as Snyder House

1.5 mi. S of Lahmansville on Rte. 5 , Lahmansville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Commerce, Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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