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

Taylor County West Virginia has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Andrews Methodist Church, Grafton National Cemetery, Jarvis, Anna, House, Grafton Downtown Commercial Historic District and Tygart River Reservoir Dam.

Several famous people are associated with these Taylor County historic places including Anna Jarvis and Anna M. Jarvis.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Taylor County places including Phillips and Anderson, Paul Phillipe Cret, US Army COE and Clelland James. Prominent architectural styles found in Taylor Country are Art Deco, Beaux Arts and Early Commercial.

Andrews Methodist Church (added 1970 - - #70000667)

Also known as Mothers` Day Shrine;Andrews Methodist Episcopal Churchy

E. Main St. between St. John and Luzader Sts. , Grafton

Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Jarvis,Anna M.

Significant Year:

1907, 1908, 1873

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Library, Religious Structure

More Information:

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Clelland House (added 1980 - - #80004043)

Also known as Houghton House;Clelland-Houghton-Wallace Log House

Off CR 250/4 , Grafton

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clelland,Rev. James

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Grafton Downtown Commercial Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003675)

Main and Latrobe Sts. between Bridge and St.Mary's , Grafton

Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Early Commercial, Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal, Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Government Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Grafton National Cemetery (added 1982 - - #82004330)

431 Walnut St. , Grafton

Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military, Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Federal

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

More Information:

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Jarvis, Anna, House (added 1979 - - #79002601)

U.S. 119 and 250 , Webster

Cropbot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Jarvis,Anna

Significant Year:

1865, 1861, 1854

Area of Significance:

Military, Health/Medicine, Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Tygart River Reservoir Dam (added 1995 - - #95000763)

Also known as Tygart Dam

On the Tygart River, 2.25 mi. S of Grafton , Grafton

DanMS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

US Army COE, Cret, Paul Phillipe

Architectural Style:

Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Maritime History, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Public Works, Water-Related

Current Function:

Government, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Public Works, Water-Related

More Information:

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