West Virginia - Taylor County
Taylor County West Virginia has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Andrews Methodist Church, Grafton National Cemetery, Jarvis, Anna, House, Grafton Downtown Commercial Historic District and Tygart River Reservoir Dam.

Several famous people are associated with these Taylor County historic places including Anna Jarvis and Anna M. Jarvis.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Taylor County places including Phillips and Anderson, Paul Phillipe Cret, US Army COE and Clelland James. Prominent architectural styles found in Taylor Country are Art Deco, Beaux Arts and Early Commercial.

Andrews Methodist Church (added 1970 - - #70000667)
Also known as Mothers` Day Shrine;Andrews Methodist Episcopal Churchy
E. Main St. between St. John and Luzader Sts. , Grafton
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Jarvis,Anna M.
Significant Year:
1907, 1908, 1873
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Library, Religious Structure
More Information:
Clelland House (added 1980 - - #80004043)
Also known as Houghton House;Clelland-Houghton-Wallace Log House
Off CR 250/4 , Grafton
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Clelland,Rev. James
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Grafton Downtown Commercial Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003675)
Main and Latrobe Sts. between Bridge and St.Mary's , Grafton
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Early Commercial, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
Grafton National Cemetery (added 1982 - - #82004330)
431 Walnut St. , Grafton
Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
Jarvis, Anna, House (added 1979 - - #79002601)
U.S. 119 and 250 , Webster
Cropbot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Jarvis,Anna
Significant Year:
1865, 1861, 1854
Area of Significance:
Military, Health/Medicine, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Tygart River Reservoir Dam (added 1995 - - #95000763)
Also known as Tygart Dam
On the Tygart River, 2.25 mi. S of Grafton , Grafton
DanMS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
US Army COE, Cret, Paul Phillipe
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Maritime History, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Public Works, Water-Related
Current Function:
Government, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Public Works, Water-Related
More Information:
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