West Virginia - Marshall County
Marshall County West Virginia has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Grave Creek Mound, West Virginia State Penitentiary, Cameron City Pool--PWA Project 1196 and McMechen Lockmaster Houses on the Ohio River and Cameron Downtown.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Adena dating back to 999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Marshall County historic places including Bushrod Washington Price and J. Howard Holt.

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

Cameron City Pool--PWA Project 1196 (added 1993 - - #93000612)
Park St. , Cameron
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hunter, Frank
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Sport Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Sport Facility
More Information:
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
More Information:
Cockayne, Bennett, House (added 2002 - - #02001521)
Also known as Samuel Cockayne House
1111 Wheeling Ave. , Glen Dale
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Ferrell-Holt House (added 1987 - - #86003678)
Also known as Kirkside
609 Jefferson Ave. , Moundsville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Holt,J. Howard
Significant Year:
1877
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Grave Creek Mound (added 1966 - - #66000751)
Off SR 2 , Moundsville
TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Adena
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
More Information:
McMechen Lockmaster Houses on the Ohio River (added 1992 - - #92001485)
Also known as Ohio River Lock & Dam # 13
623--625 Grant St. , McMechen
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
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
TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Price, Bushrod Washington, House (added 1995 - - #95001326)
Also known as Price-Burley House
1803 Virginia St. , Moundsville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Price, Bushrod Washington
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Spencer Cemetery (added 2012 - - #12001051)
668 Burley Hill Rd., Cameron
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Art
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
More Information:
West Virginia State Penitentiary (added 1996 - - #96000987)
818 Jefferson Ave. , Moundsville
TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
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