Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
West Virginia - Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County West Virginia has 21 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 5 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, Brown McLauren Yeager, Isaac McNeel, Manley Manufacturing Company and Dassenville Littlepage. 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
More Information:
archives document
Buck, Pearl, House (added 1970 - - #70000663)
Also known as The Stulting Home;My Mother's House
NE of Hillsboro on U.S. 219 , Hillsboro
Beeflower, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
Camp Allegheny (added 1990 - - #90001446)
Also known as Camp Baldwin;Camp Johnson;Camp Yeager;Top of Allegheny;Tip T
Address Restricted , Bartow
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
Cass Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004038)
SR 1 and SR 7 , Cass
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
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
Bitmapped, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
Droop Mountain Battlefield (added 1970 - - #70000664)
About 14 mi. S of Marlinton on U.S. 219 , Marlinton
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
GW Jeep Site (added 1993 - - #93001443)
Also known as FS #09-21-03-202;State #46 PH 94
Address Restricted , Greenbank
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
Huntersville Presbyterian Church (added 1978 - - #78002809)
CR 21 at WV 39 , Huntersville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
IOOF Lodge Building (added 2000 - - #00000249)
Jct. of 8th St. and Second Ave. , Marlinton
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
Locust Creek Covered Bridge (added 1981 - - #81000607)
SR 31 , Hillsboro
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
Marlinton Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Station (added 1979 - - #79002598)
8th St. and 4th Ave. , Marlinton
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
Marlinton Opera House (added 2000 - - #00000253)
Third Ave. , Marlinton
Maggiebeth08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
McNeel Mill (added 1985 - - #85001783)
Also known as Mill Point Mill
US 219 , Mill Point
Mcneel mill, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
archives document
New Deal Resources in Seneca State Forest Historic District (added 2018 - - #100002854)
10135 Browns Creek Road, Dunmore
Owenusa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Social History, Politics/Government, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
More Information:
archives document
Pleasant Green Methodist Episcopal Church (added 2012 - - #12001052)
Seebert Rd., Seebert
Eldergristle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
More Information:
archives document
Pocahontas County Courthouse and Jail (added 1994 - - #94000724)
900C Tenth Ave. , Marlinton
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
Pocahontas Times Print Shop (added 1977 - - #77001379)
810 2nd Ave. , Marlinton
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
Reber Radio Telescope (added 1972 - - #72001291)
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, NE of Green Bank on WV 28 , Green Bank
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
archives document
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