List of National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia

This article includes a List of National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia.

West Virginia National Historic Landmarks (clickable map)
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National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia

There are 16 National Historic Landmarks in the state. The following is a complete list.

[1] Landmark name Image Date designated[2] Location County Description
1 Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
 October 5, 1992
(#70000667)		 Grafton
39°20′20″N 80°01′07″W		 Taylor Where the Mother's Day holiday was started.
2 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops
 July 31, 2003
(#03001045)		 Martinsburg
39°27′39″N 77°57′34″W		 Berkeley Architecturally significant railway buildings, also where the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began.
3 Campbell Mansion
Campbell Mansion
 April 19, 1994
(#70000651)		 Bethany
40°12′21″N 80°32′51″W		 Brooke Home of Alexander Campbell, founder and president of Bethany College
4 Clover Site
Clover Site
 April 27, 1992
(#92001881)		 Lesage
38°35′24″N 82°13′54″W		 Cabell Archaeological site.
5 Davis and Elkins Historic District
Davis and Elkins Historic District
 June 7, 1998
(#96001129)		 Elkins
38°55′44″N 79°50′57″W		 Randolph Historic district including Graceland and Halliehurst mansions
6 Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District
Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District
 May 4, 1983
(#83003249)		 Bretz
39°32′42″N 79°48′35″W		 Preston 140 beehive coke ovens, the last operated in the United States.
7 Grave Creek Mound
Grave Creek Mound
 July 19, 1964
(#66000751)		 Moundsville
39°55′00″N 80°44′42″W		 Marshall The United States' largest cone-shaped burial mound, 62 feet (19 m) tall, 240 feet (73 m) diameter at base.
8 The Greenbrier
The Greenbrier
 June 21, 1990
(#74002000)		 White Sulphur Springs
37°47′07″N 80°18′30″W		 Greenbrier Hotel and emergency relocation center for the U.S. congress.
9 Matewan Historic District
Matewan Historic District
 February 18, 1997
(#93000303)		 Matewan
37°37′23″N 82°09′59″W		 Mingo Site of bloody 1920 coal miners' strike depicted in John Sayles' film Matewan
10 Old Main, Bethany College
Old Main, Bethany College
 June 21, 1990
(#70000652)		 Bethany
40°12′14″N 80°33′37″W		 Brooke Historic main building on Bethany College campus.
11 Reber Radio Telescope
Reber Radio Telescope
 December 20, 1989
(#72001291)		 Green Bank
38°25′42″N 79°49′04″W		 Pocahontas First parabolic radio telescope, built by amateur astronomer Grote Reber.
12 Traveller's Rest
Traveller's Rest
 November 28, 1972
(#72001288)		 Kearneysville
39°23′17″N 77°54′03″W		 Jefferson Homestead of General Horatio Gates and a rare surviving example of Virginia architect John Ariss's work.
13 Alexander Wade House
Alexander Wade House
 December 21, 1965
(#66000752)		 Morgantown
39°37′31″N 79°57′30″W		 Monongalia Home of innovative educator Alexander Wade.
14 West Virginia Independence Hall
West Virginia Independence Hall
 June 20, 1988
(#70000660)		 Wheeling
40°03′53″N 80°43′20″W		 Ohio Site of 1861–1863 pro-Union government of Virginia.
15 Weston Hospital
Weston Hospital
 June 21, 1990
(#78002805)		 Weston
39°02′19″N 80°28′17″W		 Lewis One of the largest hand-cut stone masonry buildings in the United States.
16 Wheeling Suspension Bridge
Wheeling Suspension Bridge
 May 15, 1975
(#70000662)		 Wheeling
40°04′06″N 80°43′38″W		 Ohio World's first long suspension bridge.

See also

References
  1. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  2. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  • "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State--West Virginia (16)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
  • National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service
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