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

Greenbrier County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Greenbrier, The, Lewisburg Historic District, Alderson Historic District and Deitz Farm and Blue Bend Forest Camp.

Several famous people are associated with these Greenbrier County historic places including Martin Van Buren, Gen. R.E. Lee, et al. Elder John Alderson and John B. Laing.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Greenbrier County places including John H.B. Latrobe, Walter Martens, Clark Ellis, CCC and Herbert Tilden Stoddard. Prominent architectural styles found in Greenbrier Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Federal.

Alderson Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001231)

Also known as See Also:Alderson Bridge

Roughly, along Monroe St., Riverview Dr., Railroad Ave. and adjacent streets , Alderson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ellis, Clark, Martens, Walter

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal, Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Elder John Alderson, et al.

Significant Year:

1885, 1872, 1789

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce, Education, Architecture, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Federal, Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Blue Bend Forest Camp (added 1994 - - #94000352)

Also known as Blue Bend Recreation Area

4 mi. W of WV 92 on Alvon--Blue Bend--Anthony Rd., Co. Rt. 16/2 , Alvon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

CCC, Stoddard, Herbert Tilden

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park

Deitz Farm (added 1992 - - #92000304)

Also known as General Robert E. Lee Headquarters

Jct. of WV 20 and WV 28 , Meadow Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Lee,Gen. R.E.,et al.

Significant Year:

1865, 1861

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Military Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Edgefield (added 2012 - - #12001047)

461 Brownstown Rd., Renick

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Whorrell, Floy Whiting

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Greenbrier, The (added 1974 - - #74002000)

Also known as White Sulpher Springs;The Old White

Off U.S. 60 , White Sulphur Springs

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Latrobe,John H.B.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Federal

Historic Person:

Van Buren,Martin,et al.

Significant Year:

1923, 1820, 1858

Area of Significance:

Military, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Resort

Current Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Resort

Hopkins Mountain Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000353)

Along FS Rd. 139, Hopkins Mountain Rd., 4 mi. W of WV 92, N of Alvon--Blue Bend--Anthony Rd., Co. Rd. 16/2 , Alvon

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Industry, Transportation, Military

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Natural Feature, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Natural Feature, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related

Lewisburg Historic District (added 1978 - - #78002795)

Also known as See Also:73001900;74001997;76001934;74001998;72001286;750018

Irregular pattern along U.S. 60 and U.S. 219 , Lewisburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Transportation, Education, Exploration/Settlement, Law, Architecture, Military, Religion

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

State, Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Maple Street Historic District (added 1988 - - #87002529)

107--121 Maple St. , Lewisburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Black, Social History, 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

Ronceverte Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000396)

Roughly along Main St., Pochantas, Monroe, and Greenbrier , Ronceverte

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

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

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Road-Related, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Parking Lot, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

South Church Street Historic District (added 1988 - - #87002528)

S. Church St. , Lewisburg

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman

Historic Person:

Laing,John B.

Significant Year:

1918, 1908

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling