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

Wirt 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 Burning Springs Complex, Beauchamp-Newman House and Buffalo Church, Kanawha Hotel and Ruble Church.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wirt County places including Rathbone Bros., Andrew McCoy, Alfred Beauchamp, McClung,,Matthew, Manlove Beauchamp and Smith Fireproof Construction. Prominent architectural styles found in Wirt Country are Classical Revival.

Beauchamp-Newman House (added 1974 - - #74002021)

Also known as Beauchamp,Alfred,House

Court St. , Elizabeth

Mjswisher79, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Buffalo Church (added 1990 - - #89001781)

Jct. Co. Rts. 28 and 14 , Palestine

FastilyClone, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McClung,,Matthew, McCoy,Andrew

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church School, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Burning Springs Complex (added 1971 - - #71000884)

Also known as Rathbone and Karns Wells

Along the N bank of the Kanawha River from the confluence of Burning Springs Run , Burning Springs

KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Hotel

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Department Store

More Information:

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Kanawha Hotel (added 1986 - - #86003232)

111 Court St. , Elizabeth

Mjswisher79, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Beauchamp,Manlove

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Ruble Church (added 1982 - - #82004332)

Jct. of CR 34/1 and 34/2 , Burning Springs

Cropbot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

More Information:

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Wirt County Courthouse (added 2004 - - #04000918)

Washington St. , Elizabeth

TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith Fireproof Construction

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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