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

Upshur County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Upshur County places including Harrison Albright and Draper Hughes. Prominent architectural styles found in Upshur Country are Italianate, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Buckhannon Central Residential Historical District (added 2012 - - #12000225)

Roughly bounded by College Ave., S. Kanawha, Madison, & E. Main Sts., Buckhannon

KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Downtown Buckhannon Historic District (added 2009 - - #09001196)

Portions of E. and W. Main, N. and S. Florida, Locust, N. and S. Kanawha and Spring Sts. , Buckhannon

TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hughes, Draper, Albright, Harrison

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, State, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Government, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Post Office, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Parking Lot, Specialty Store