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

Pocahontas County West Virginia has 24 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Buck, Pearl, House, Camp Allegheny, Reber Radio Telescope, Camp Bartow Historic District and Cass Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Middle To Late Archaic dating back to 5499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Pocahontas County historic places including Pearl Buck, Grote Reber, Jackson, Gen. Henry R. and et al..

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Pocahontas County places including Grote Reber, James Elliott, Ephraim Shay, Peter D. Yeager, Howard Littlepage, E.O. McKeever, Robert Samuel (builder) Jordan, Brown McLauren Yeager, Isaac McNeel and Manley Manufacturing Company. Prominent architectural styles found in Pocahontas Country are Classical Revival, Gothic and Gothic Revival.

Beard, Richard, House (added 2002 - - #02000255)

Off Cty. Rd. 31 on Kyle Beard Rd. , Hillsboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Littlepage, Dassenville, Littlepage, Howard

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Work In Progress

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Buck, Pearl, House (added 1970 - - #70000663)

Also known as The Stulting Home;My Mother's House

NE of Hillsboro on U.S. 219 , Hillsboro

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Buck,Pearl,et al.

Significant Year:

1892

Area of Significance:

Literature, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Camp Allegheny (added 1990 - - #90001446)

Also known as Camp Baldwin;Camp Johnson;Camp Yeager;Top of Allegheny;Tip T

Address Restricted , Bartow

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Area of Significance:

Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

American Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site, Cemetery, Fortification, Military Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Forest

Camp Bartow Historic District (added 1996 - - #95001325)

Also known as Traveller's Repose;Camp Bartow;Battle of Greenbrier River

Jct. of US 250 and WV 92 and WV 28 , Bartow

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Person

Historic Person:

Jackson, Gen. Henry R., et al.

Significant Year:

1912, 1869, 1861

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement

Cultural Affiliation:

American Military

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site, Cemetery, Post Office, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Graves/Burials, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Cass Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004038)

SR 1 and SR 7 , Cass

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Industry, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Cass Scenic Railroad (added 1974 - - #74002019)

Also known as West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company Railroad

Along railroad tracks from Cass to Bald Knob , Cass

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Park, Rail-Related

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Droop Mountain Battlefield (added 1970 - - #70000664)

About 14 mi. S of Marlinton on U.S. 219 , Marlinton

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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

Current Sub-function:

Park

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GW Jeep Site (added 1993 - - #93001443)

Also known as FS #09-21-03-202;State #46 PH 94

Address Restricted , Greenbank

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Middle To Late Archaic

Period of Significance:

5000-5499 BC, 4500-4999 BC, 4000-4499 BC, 3500-3999 BC, 3000-3499 BC, 2500-2999 BC, 2000-2499 BC, 1500-1999 BC, 1000-1499 BC

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Pedestrian Related, Processing Site

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Camp, Road-Related

Hunter, Frank and Anna, House (added 1976 - - #76001945)

Also known as Pocohontas County Museum

U.S. 219 , Marlinton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Huntersville Old County Jail (added 2023 - - #100008823)

Also known as Old Pocahontas County Jail, Huntersville Jail, Old Clerk's Office, Courthouse Square

Barlow Lane Rd., Huntersville

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Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Huntersville Presbyterian Church (added 1978 - - #78002809)

CR 21 at WV 39 , Huntersville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Religious Structure

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IOOF Lodge Building (added 2000 - - #00000249)

Jct. of 8th St. and Second Ave. , Marlinton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Yeager, Brown McLauren

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

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Locust Creek Covered Bridge (added 1981 - - #81000607)

SR 31 , Hillsboro

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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Marlinton Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Station (added 1979 - - #79002598)

8th St. and 4th Ave. , Marlinton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

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Marlinton Opera House (added 2000 - - #00000253)

Third Ave. , Marlinton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McKeever, O.E. and Jordon, Bob, Moore, Andrew & Johnson, Gum

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Performing Arts, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Theater

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Theater

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McNeel Mill (added 1985 - - #85001783)

Also known as Mill Point Mill

US 219 , Mill Point

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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New Deal Resources in Seneca State Forest Historic District (added 2018 - - #100002854)

10135 Browns Creek Road, Dunmore

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Rustic

Area of Significance:

Social History, Politics/Government, Conservation

Period of Significance:

1933-1938 AD

New Deal Resources in Watoga State Park Historic District (added 2011 - - #10001227)

HC 82 (9 mi. SW. of WV 39), Marlinton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Politics/Government, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

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Pleasant Green Methodist Episcopal Church (added 2012 - - #12001052)

Seebert Rd., Seebert

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black

Period of Significance:

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

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Pocahontas County Courthouse and Jail (added 1994 - - #94000724)

900C Tenth Ave. , Marlinton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Manley Manufacturing Company, Giesey, M. F.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse

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Pocahontas Times Print Shop (added 1977 - - #77001379)

810 2nd Ave. , Marlinton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Industry, Engineering, Communications

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

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Reber Radio Telescope (added 1972 - - #72001291)

National Radio Astronomy Observatory, NE of Green Bank on WV 28 , Green Bank

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Reber,Grote

Significant Year:

1939, 1937

Area of Significance:

Science, Invention

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Research Facility

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Research Facility

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Seebert Lane Colored School (added 2012 - - #12001053)

Also known as Pleasant Green School, Hillsboro School

Seebert Rd., Seebert

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black, Education

Period of Significance:

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

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Warwick's Fort (added 2024 - - #100011011)

Also known as 46Ph82, William Warwick's Fort

Address Restricted, Green Bank

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Area of Significance:

Archeology-Historic Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Military