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

Wood County West Virginia (Vacant / Not In Use) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Boreman and Fort Boreman, Bethel AME Church, Blennerhassett Hotel and Carnegie Library.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wood County places including 11th West Virginia Infantry Co. A, Glen Reynolds, George Nichols, E.T. Sanderson and G.W. Prewett. Prominent architectural styles found in Wood Country are Classical Revival, Gothic and Greek Revival.

Bethel AME Church (added 1998 - - #82001767)

820 Clay St. , Parkersburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Black, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Blennerhassett Hotel (added 1982 - - #82001768)

316 Market St. , Parkersburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Restaurant

Carnegie Library (added 1982 - - #82001769)

725 Green St. , Parkersburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sanderson, E.T., Prewett, G.W.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Citizens National Bank (added 1982 - - #82001772)

219 4th St. , Parkersburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Fort Boreman (added 2003 - - #02001690)

Also known as 46WD86

Address Restricted , Parkersburg

Wdzinc, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military

Cultural Affiliation:

European-American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Wait, Walton, House (added 1982 - - #82001793)

1232 Murdoch Ave. , Parkersburg

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Windmill Quaker State (added 1982 - - #82001795)

800 Murdoch Ave. , Parkersburg

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Nichols,George, Reynolds,Glen

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Social, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use