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

Marshall County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance. Significant places include West Virginia State Penitentiary, Cameron Downtown, Moundsville Commercial Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Marshall County places including William H. Batson and Carl Hamilton. Prominent architectural styles found in Marshall Country are Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Early Republic.

Cameron Downtown (added 1998 - - #98001473)

Roughly Bounded by Church St., Waynesburg Ave., Main St., and Park St. , Cameron

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hamilton, Carl

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure

Moundsville Commercial Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000252)

Also known as See Also:Ferrell--Holt House (Kirkside)

Roughly, Jefferson Ave. from Second to Seventh Sts., Seventh from Jefferson to Lafayette Ave. and Lafayette S of Seventh, Moundsville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Batson, William H.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Federal, Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Post Office, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Post Office, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse

West Virginia State Penitentiary (added 1996 - - #96000987)

818 Jefferson Ave. , Moundsville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility