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WEST VIRGINIA - Jackson County

Armstrong House (added 1980 - - #80004023) 315 North St. , Ripley Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Other, Greek Revival Historic Person: Armstrong,James Significant Year: 1848 Area of Significance: Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Social History Period of Significance: 1825-1849 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Clerc--Carson House (added 1992 - - #92001482) 121 North St. , Ripley Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Italianate Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Faber Double--Crib Barn (added 2005 - - #05001007) 1106 WV 21 , Kenna Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Faber, Hiram Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence Historic Sub-function: Animal Facility, Storage Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence Current Sub-function: Storage Lemley--Wood--Sayer House (added 1985 - - #85003409) 301 Walnut St. , Ravenswood Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Pruder,William, Brown,Tanzy Architectural Style: Italianate Historic Person: Wood,Warren Significant Year: 1900, 1872, 1871 Area of Significance: Literature, Architecture, Social History Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Old Ravenswood School (added 1984 - - #79002581) Also known as 1887 School Henry St. , Ravenswood Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: O'Blennes,H. Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899 Owner: Local Historic Function: Education Historic Sub-function: School Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use Otterbein Church (added 1998 - - #98000286) Co Rd. 87/11, near jct. with WV 5 , Evans Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Late Gothic Revival Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Funerary, Religion Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Religious Structure Current Function: Funerary, Religion Current Sub-function: Cemetery, Religious Structure Rankin Octagonal Barn (added 1985 - - #85001551) CR 3 , Silverton Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Carmichael Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Agriculture, Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence Current Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings Ravenswood "Old Town" Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000243) Also known as Ravenswood Bounded by Sandy Creek, the Ohio R, Sycamore St. and adjoining properties and the city limits to the east , Ravenswood Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: et.al., Brown, Tanzy Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Mid 19th Century Revival Area of Significance: Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849 Owner: State , Local , Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Business, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Business, Single Dwelling Ripley Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000919) Portions of Charleston and Highlawn Drs., Church, Court, Main, Maple, North, Seventh, and South Sts. , Ripley Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Dean, Levi J., Progler, Charles H. Architectural Style: Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement Area of Significance: Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Owner: Local , State , Federal , Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government Historic Sub-function: Business, Courthouse, Hotel, Post Office, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government Current Sub-function: Business, Courthouse, Fire Station, Post Office, Professional, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge (added 1981 - - #81000602) Also known as Sandyville Covered Bridge NE of New Era , Sandyville Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Cunningham,R.B., Quincy,J. Grim Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Transportation, Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899 Owner: State Historic Function: Transportation Historic Sub-function: Road-Related Current Function: Transportation Current Sub-function: Road-Related Staats Mill Covered Bridge (added 1979 - - #79002582) Also known as Tug Fork Covered Bridge SR 40 , Staats Mill Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Hartley,H.T. Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Transportation, Architecture, Engineering Period of Significance: 1875-1899 Owner: State Historic Function: Transportation Historic Sub-function: Road-Related Current Function: Transportation Current Sub-function: Road-Related

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