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

Nicholas County West Virginia has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Carnifex Ferry State Park and Curtin Run Rockshelter, Beaver Mill, Brock Hotel and Brown, Dr. Flavius, House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, Woodland and Early dating back to 6999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Nicholas County historic places including James B. Carden, Drennen, Jacob, et al., W.G. Brown and Dr. Flavius Hugh Brown.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Nicholas County places including H.Rus Warne, C.G. Janutolo, Shrake,P.Q., & Son, Stanley A. Miller, Levi J. Dean and J.A. Tincher. Prominent architectural styles found in Nicholas Country are Classical Revival, Federal and Art Deco.

Beaver Mill (added 2001 - - #01000776)

West Webster Rd. , Craigsville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Brock Hotel (added 1993 - - #93000615)

Also known as Brock House

1400 Webster Rd. , Summersville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Brown, Dr. Flavius, House (added 2003 - - #02001053)

Old Wilderness Rd. , Summersville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Historic Person:

Brown, Dr. Flavius Hugh

Significant Year:

1925

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic

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Carden, James B., House (added 2001 - - #01000773)

1082 Country Rd. , Summersville

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Historic Person:

Carden, James B.

Significant Year:

1885, 1928

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Restaurant, Single Dwelling

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Carnifex Ferry State Park (added 1974 - - #74002018)

S of Kesslers Cross Lanes off WV 129 , Kesslers Cross Lanes

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

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Curtin Run Rockshelter (added 1993 - - #93000495)

Also known as 46-Ni-127;02-139

Address Restricted , Woodbine

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, Woodland, Late, Mid, Early

Period of Significance:

5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Processing, Processing Site, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

Downtown Richwood Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000778)

Roughly including portions of Main St. Oakford Ave. and Commercial St. , Richwood

BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Tincher, J.A., Dean, Levi J.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Industry, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Organizational, Professional, Secondary Structure, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse

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Halstead, Capt. John, Farm (added 1998 - - #98001475)

Whitewater Rd., Cty Rd. 9 , Kesslers Cross Lanes

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Hamilton, Martin, House (added 1999 - - #99001403)

Also known as Hamliton House Museum

WV 39 , Summersville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Lockwood Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001468)

Roughly along WV 39 , Lockwood

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Department Store, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Department Store, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

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Mason--Drennen House (added 1998 - - #98001474)

Also known as Mason, Martin Bibb, House;Drennen-Mason House;Drennen Spring

Jct. of WV 39 and WV 129 , Drennen

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal

Historic Person:

Drennen, Jacob, et al.

Significant Year:

1921, 1832, 1860

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Nicholas County Bank (added 2000 - - #00001314)

800 Main St. , Summerville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Miller, Stanley A., Janutolo, C.G.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Professional, Restaurant

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Nicholas County Courthouse (added 1991 - - #91001014)

700 Main St. , Summersville

TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Dean,Levi J.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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Nicholas County High School (added 1989 - - #89000185)

Also known as Old Main

Main St. , Summerville

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Shrake,P.Q., & Son, Warne,H.Rus

Architectural Style:

Renaissance

Historic Person:

Brown,W.G.

Significant Year:

1913

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Fair, School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

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