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

Ritchie County West Virginia has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Old Stone House, Bank of Cairo and Old Stone House, Harrisville Grade School and Old Stone House.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Ritchie County places including Holmboe and Pogue, unknown, B&O Railroad and Forman and Putnam. Prominent architectural styles found in Ritchie Country are Classical Revival, Early Commercial and Early Republic.

Bank of Cairo (added 1996 - - #96000986)

Also known as Cairo Town Hall

Jct. of Main St. and former Baltimore Ohio RR line , Cairo

Mjswisher79, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Harrisville Grade School (added 1997 - - #96001570)

Also known as Harrisville High School;Harrisville Public School

217 W. Main St. , Harrisville

Senapa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

More Information:

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Harrisville Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000558)

Roughly bounded by North, South, & Stout Sts. & Moats Ave., Harrisville

TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Early Republic, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government, Education

Period of Significance:

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

More Information:

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Old Stone House (added 1978 - - #78002811)

Also known as Webster-Martin-Ireland House

310 W. Myles Ave. , Pennsburo

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Pennsboro B&O Depot (added 2007 - - #07000242)

Corner of Broadway St. and Collins Ave. , Pennsboro

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

B&O Railroad

Architectural Style:

Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Museum, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Ritchie County Courthouse (added 2004 - - #04000916)

115 E. Main St. , Harrisville

TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Holmboe and Pogue, Forman and Putnam

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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