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

Pendleton County West Virginia has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Franklin Historic District, McCoy Mill, Old Probst Church and Pendleton County Poor Farm and Boggs Mill.

The famous person William McCoy is associated with one of more of the Pendleton County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Pendleton County places including James William Byrd, Eugene Keister, Samuel B. Priest, Ernest C.S. Holmboe and Works Progress Administration. Prominent architectural styles found in Pendleton Country are Greek Revival, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival.

Boggs Mill (added 2004 - - #04000915)

US 33 and WV 28, N of jct. with Cty Rte 9 , Seneca Rocks

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Bowers House (added 1985 - - #85001593)

Brandywine-Sugar Grove Rd. , Sugar Grove

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Circleville School (added 1995 - - #95001323)

WV 28 , Circleville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Works Progress Administration, Holmboe,Ernest C.S.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Politics/Government, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, School

Current Function:

Education, Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, School

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Cunningham-Hevener House (added 1985 - - #85001595)

US 220 , Upper Tract

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italian Villa

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Franklin Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000773)

Also known as See Also:McCoy House

Roughly bounded by US 33, Main St., the Potomac River, and High St. , Franklin

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Queen Anne, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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McCoy House (added 1982 - - #82004328)

Also known as Franklin Town Office;Pendleton County Library

Main St. , Franklin

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

McCoy,William

Significant Year:

1848

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Library

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McCoy Mill (added 1986 - - #86000780)

Johnstown Rd. , Franklin

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Old Judy Church (added 1976 - - #76001944)

Also known as Old Log Church

10 mi. S of Petersburg on U.S. 220 , Petersburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

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Old Probst Church (added 1986 - - #86000779)

CR 21/9 , Brandywine

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Keister,Eugene

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private, State

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

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Pendleton County Poor Farm (added 1986 - - #86000775)

US 220 , Upper Tract

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Public Works

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Pitsenbarger, Ananais, Farm (added 2011 - - #11000557)

WV 23 approx. 1/4 mi. S. of jct. with Cty. Rd. 23/1, Franklin

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture, European

Period of Significance:

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

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Priest Mill (added 2000 - - #00000250)

Off US 220, near Low-Water Bridge , Franklin

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility

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Sites Homestead (added 1993 - - #93000382)

Also known as Wayside Inn;Sites Inn

Seneca Rocks Visitor Center , Seneca Rocks

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Appalachian

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Hotel, Natural Feature, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Government Office, Museum, Natural Feature

More Information:

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