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

Tucker County West Virginia has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fairfax Stone Site and St. George Academy, Cottrill Opera House, Meyer, Herman August, House and St. George Academy.

The famous person Herman August Meyer is associated with one of more of the Tucker County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Tucker County places including Dumire, Daniel L.,, E.C.S. Holboe, Holmboe,E.C.S., & Lafferty,R.C., Frank P. Millburn, unknown, R.C. Lafferty and William D. Baumgarner. Prominent architectural styles found in Tucker Country are Italianate, Renaissance and Romanesque.

Cottrill Opera House (added 1979 - - #79002602)

Also known as Sutton`s Opera House

East Ave. , Thomas

Pubdog, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Performing Arts, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Theater

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

More Information:

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Davis Coal and Coke Company Administrative Building (added 2011 - - #11000733)

570 Douglas Rd., Thomas

MountainSide, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

More Information:

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Fairfax Stone Site (added 1970 - - #70000653)

Also known as Fairfax Stone Historical Monument

N of William at corner of Grant, Preston, and Tucker counties , Thomas

Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

Current Function:

Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

More Information:

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Meyer, Herman August, House (added 2009 - - #09001195)

287 Thomas Ave. , Davis

MountainSide, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Meyer, Herman August

Area of Significance:

Education, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

More Information:

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St. George Academy (added 2001 - - #01001333)

Cty. Rd. 1 , St. George

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dumire, Daniel L.,

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Thomas Commercial Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001072)

Roughly Spruce St. and East Ave. bet. First St. and Third St.; East Ave. W to the North Fork of the Blackwater R. , Thomas

Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lafferty, R.C., Holboe, E.C.S.

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Gothic Revival, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, European, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation

More Information:

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Tucker County Bank Building (added 2010 - - #10000579)

1000 Walnut St, Parsons

Generic1139, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Tucker County Courthouse and Jail (added 1984 - - #84003680)

1st and Walnut Sts. , Parsons

BotMultichillT, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Baumgarner,William D., Millburn,Frank P.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse

More Information:

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Western Maryland Depot (added 1996 - - #96000444)

Also known as Parsons Depot

166 1/2 Main St. , Parsons

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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