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

Summers County West Virginia has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Graham, Col. James, House, Pence Springs Hotel Historic District and Trump--Lilly Farmstead, Cooper's Mill and Gwinn, Samuel, Plantation.

The famous person Andrew Gwinn is associated with one of more of the Summers County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Summers County places including Park-Grimm Corp., Col. James Graham, Meanor & Sweeney, Richard Trump, Thomas Moody Cooper, Richard M. Bates, Frank P. Milburn, John C. McDonald, William Calvin Lilly and Silas F. Taylor. Prominent architectural styles found in Summers Country are Greek Revival, Late Victorian and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Cooper's Mill (added 2001 - - #01000775)

Also known as Tom Cooper Mill

Off Ellison Ridge Rd.--Cty Rd. 27 , Jumping Branch

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lilly, William Calvin, Cooper, Thomas Moody

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Processing Site

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Graham, Col. James, House (added 1976 - - #76001946)

Also known as Graham's Fort;The Graham Mansion;The Old Log Mansion at Lowe

SW of Lowell on WV 3 , Lowell

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Graham,Col. James

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Gwinn, Samuel, Plantation (added 1989 - - #88002956)

Also known as Old Brick Farm

County Rt. 15 , Lowell

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Taylor,Silas F.

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate

Historic Person:

Gwinn,Andrew,et al.

Significant Year:

1913, 1770, 1868

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Hinton Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003670)

Roughly bounded by C & O RR, James St., 5th Ave., and Roundhouse , Hinton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Classical Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Federal, Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

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Hinton Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2005 - - #05000661)

Hill St. , Hinton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Bates, Richard M.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Mid 19th Century Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Post Office, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Post Office, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

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Jordan's Chapel (added 1980 - - #80004042)

NW of Pipestem on SR 18 , Pipestem

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Religion

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Pence Springs Hotel Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000404)

Roughly bounded by Buggy Branch, Buggy Branch Rd., WV 3 and Pence Springs Access Rd. , Pence Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Park-Grimm Corp., Meanor & Sweeney

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Resort, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Restaurant, Specialty Store

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Summers County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000608)

Ballangee St. and 1st Ave. , Hinton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McDonald,John C., Milburn,Frank P.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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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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