Kingwood Historic District

Kingwood Historic District is a national historic district located at Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 103 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Kingswood. Most of the buildings are two story, frame and masonry buildings. Notable buildings include the Preston County Courthouse (1934), Kingswood National Bank Building (1908), C.M. Bishop House (1872), Preston Academy (1842), IOOF Lodge (c. 1860), Bank of Kingswood (1900), Bishop Block (1877), Presbyterian Church (1878), Methodist Church (1879), Wilson Building (1930), and Loar's Service Station (1927). Located in the district and listed separately is the James Clark McGrew House.[2]

Kingwood Historic District
The c. 1895 Dr. Rudisell House on East High Street
LocationRoughly bounded by Tunnelton, Main, Sigler, High and Price Sts. and Brown Ave., Kingwood, West Virginia
Coordinates39°28′13″N 79°41′14″W
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1859
ArchitectRichard M. Bates, Jr.; Stanton M. Howard; Milburn, Heisner & Company; Carl Reger
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.94000723[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1994

Architects whose work is represented in the district include Stanton M. Howard of Wheeling for his Methodist Church,[3] Milburn, Heister & Company of Washington, DC for their Bank of Kingwood Building,[4] Carl Reger of Morgantown's Preston County Jail, and Richard M. Bates, Jr. of Huntington, who designed the former Preston Central High School.[5]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Michael Gioulis (March 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kingwood Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  3. "Anniversary is celebrated". Preston County (WV) Journal 22 Sept. 2004: 1.
  4. American Contractor 9 July 1910: 45.
  5. Engineering and Contracting 13 April 1921: 31. Chicago.


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