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

Raleigh County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Trump--Lilly Farmstead, Beckley Courthouse Square Historic District, Sophia Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Raleigh County places including Richard Trump, Mahood, Alex B., et al. and Milano. Prominent architectural styles found in Raleigh Country are Early Commercial.

Beckley Courthouse Square Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000722)

Roughly bounded by Prince, Kanawha, Church, Lebanon, Howe, McCreery and Earwood Sts. and Alaska and First Aves. , Beckley

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple, Mahood, Alex B., et al.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Mixed

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Financial Institution, Fire Station, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Specialty Store

Sophia Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000163)

Main St., bet. Polk St. and Riffe St. , Sophia

TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Milano

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Fire Station, Religious Structure

Trump--Lilly Farmstead (added 1990 - - #90001640)

WV 26/3, 2.5 mi. from WV 26 , Hinton

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Trump,Richard

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Work In Progress