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

Raleigh County West Virginia has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Little Beaver Dam, Phillips--Sprague Mine, Trump--Lilly Farmstead and Wildwood and Beckley Courthouse Square Historic District.

The famous person John Beckley is associated with one of more of the Raleigh County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Raleigh County places including Coda, S.C., WPA, Konrad, John, CCC, Richard Trump, John Lilly, S.H. Bridge, Milano, Mahood, Alex B. and et al.. 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

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Beckley Feed and Hardware Company (added 2001 - - #00001309)

405 Prince St. , Beckley

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

More Information:

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Little Beaver Dam (added 1998 - - #98000287)

SW of Crow, NW Corner of Little Beaver Dam , Crow

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Konrad, John, CCC, Coda, S.C., WPA

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Social History, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

More Information:

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Phillips--Sprague Mine (added 1988 - - #88000266)

Also known as Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine

Address Restricted , Beckley

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Education, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Museum

Current Function:

Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

Sophia Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000163)

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

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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

More Information:

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St. Colman's Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery (added 1984 - - #84003658)

Also known as The Little Catholic Church on Irish Mountain

WV 26 , Sandstone

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

European, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

More Information:

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

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

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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

More Information:

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Wildwood (added 1970 - - #70000665)

Also known as General Alfred Beckley Home

117 Laurel Ter. , Beckley

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Beckley,John,et al.

Significant Year:

1874, 1836, 1835

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development, Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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