Cameron Downtown

Cameron Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Cameron, Marshall County, West Virginia. It encompasses 27 contributing buildings in the commercial core developed after a severe fire in 1895 which destroyed much of the downtown area. They are large 2-4 story brick buildings reflecting the Classical Revival and Colonial Revival styles. Notable buildings include the Masonic Lodge 17 (c. 1900), Romine Building/Moose Lodge 758 (c. 1900), First Presbyterian Church (1907), First United Methodist Church (1894), Hotel Main (c. 1896-1897), Finlayson's 5 & 10/ Senior Citizens Building (c. 1896), Flatiron Building (1896), First Christian Church of Cameron (1896), and Old B&O Freight Station (1878).[2]

Cameron Downtown
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
B&O Building / Ford Building, 2 Main Street
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Location	Roughly Bounded by Church St., Waynesburg Ave., Main St., and Park St., Cameron, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°49′35″N 80°33′57″W
Area	12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built	1895
Architect	Hamilton, Carl
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	98001473 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1998

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Katherine M. Jourdan (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cameron Downtown Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-293, "Curved Building, 2 Main Street, Cameron, Marshall County, WV", 17 photos, 7 data pages, 6 photo caption pages