South Water Street Historic District

South Water Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It encompasses 30 contributing buildings and one contributing site, related to residential, commercial, and economic development along the Tuscarora Creek. Notable buildings include: the Edison Electric Illumination Company of Martinsburg building; dwellings along South Water Street at 104–106, 108, 119, 120, 200, 202, 208, 216, and 308; rowhouses at 222, 224, and 226; the O'Hara-Martin House (c. 1795); the Alburtis House; the South Water Street Stone House (bef. 1779); the Martinsburg Steam Laundry Company building; and Martinsburg Gas Company Complex (c. 1872-1905). Also located in the district is the separately listed General Adam Stephen House (c. 1772-1798).[2]

South Water Street Historic District
234 South Water Street
LocationRoughly bounded by E. John, Water, and E. Burke Sts., and B&O RR, Martinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates39°27′15″N 77°57′39″W
Area21 acres (8.5 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake, Georgian, Federal
MPSBerkeley County MRA
NRHP reference No.80004430 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

302 South Water Street

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Tony P. Wrenn (November 1968). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: South Water Street Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.


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