West Virginia - Summers County
Summers County West Virginia has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Graham, Col. James, House, Pence Springs Hotel Historic District and Trump--Lilly Farmstead, Cooper's Mill and Gwinn, Samuel, Plantation.

The famous person Andrew Gwinn is associated with one of more of the Summers County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Summers County places including Park-Grimm Corp., Col. James Graham, Meanor & Sweeney, Richard Trump, Thomas Moody Cooper, Richard M. Bates, Frank P. Milburn, John C. McDonald, William Calvin Lilly and Silas F. Taylor. Prominent architectural styles found in Summers Country are Greek Revival, Late Victorian and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Cooper's Mill (added 2001 - - #01000775)
Also known as Tom Cooper Mill
Off Ellison Ridge Rd.--Cty Rd. 27 , Jumping Branch
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lilly, William Calvin, Cooper, Thomas Moody
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Processing Site
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Graham, Col. James, House (added 1976 - - #76001946)
Also known as Graham's Fort;The Graham Mansion;The Old Log Mansion at Lowe
SW of Lowell on WV 3 , Lowell
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Graham,Col. James
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Gwinn, Samuel, Plantation (added 1989 - - #88002956)
Also known as Old Brick Farm
County Rt. 15 , Lowell
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Taylor,Silas F.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate
Historic Person:
Gwinn,Andrew,et al.
Significant Year:
1913, 1770, 1868
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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Hinton Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003670)
Roughly bounded by C & O RR, James St., 5th Ave., and Roundhouse , Hinton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
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Hinton Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2005 - - #05000661)
Hill St. , Hinton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Bates, Richard M.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Post Office, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Post Office, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
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Jordan's Chapel (added 1980 - - #80004042)
NW of Pipestem on SR 18 , Pipestem
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
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Pence Springs Hotel Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000404)
Roughly bounded by Buggy Branch, Buggy Branch Rd., WV 3 and Pence Springs Access Rd. , Pence Springs
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Park-Grimm Corp., Meanor & Sweeney
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Resort, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant, Specialty Store
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Summers County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000608)
Ballangee St. and 1st Ave. , Hinton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McDonald,John C., Milburn,Frank P.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Trump--Lilly Farmstead (added 1990 - - #90001640)
WV 26/3, 2.5 mi. from WV 26 , Hinton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Trump,Richard
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
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