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

Jackson County West Virginia has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Rankin Octagonal Barn and Staats Mill Covered Bridge, Armstrong House, Clerc--Carson House and Faber Double--Crib Barn.

Several famous people are associated with these Jackson County historic places including Warren Wood and James Armstrong.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jackson County places including Carmichael, H.T. Hartley, R.B. Cunningham, J. Grim Quincy, Charles H. Progler, William Pruder, Hiram Faber, Levi J. Dean, H. O'Blennes and Tanzy Brown. Prominent architectural styles found in Jackson Country are Italianate, Greek Revival and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Armstrong House (added 1980 - - #80004023)

315 North St. , Ripley

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Armstrong,James

Significant Year:

1848

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Clerc--Carson House (added 1992 - - #92001482)

121 North St. , Ripley

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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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Faber Double--Crib Barn (added 2005 - - #05001007)

1106 WV 21 , Kenna

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Faber, Hiram

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Storage

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Lemley--Wood--Sayer House (added 1985 - - #85003409)

301 Walnut St. , Ravenswood

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pruder,William, Brown,Tanzy

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Historic Person:

Wood,Warren

Significant Year:

1900, 1872, 1871

Area of Significance:

Literature, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Old Ravenswood School (added 1984 - - #79002581)

Also known as 1887 School

Henry St. , Ravenswood

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

O'Blennes,H.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Otterbein Church (added 1998 - - #98000286)

Co Rd. 87/11, near jct. with WV 5 , Evans

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

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Rankin Octagonal Barn (added 1985 - - #85001551)

CR 3 , Silverton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Carmichael

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings

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Ravenswood "Old Town" Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000243)

Also known as Ravenswood

Bounded by Sandy Creek, the Ohio R, Sycamore St. and adjoining properties and the city limits to the east , Ravenswood

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Brown, Tanzy

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Mid 19th Century Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

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Ripley Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000919)

Portions of Charleston and Highlawn Drs., Church, Court, Main, Maple, North, Seventh, and South Sts. , Ripley

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dean, Levi J., Progler, Charles H.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, State, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Hotel, Post Office, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Fire Station, Post Office, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

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Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge (added 1981 - - #81000602)

Also known as Sandyville Covered Bridge

NE of New Era , Sandyville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cunningham,R.B., Quincy,J. Grim

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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Staats Mill Covered Bridge (added 1979 - - #79002582)

Also known as Tug Fork Covered Bridge

SR 40 , Staats Mill

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hartley,H.T.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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