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

Cabell County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Downtown Huntington Historic District and Ritter Park Historic District, 14th Street West Historic District, Barboursville Historic District and Downtown Huntington Historic District (Boundary Increase).

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cabell County places including Verus T. Ritter, Richard Mortimer Bates, Works Progress Administration WPA, Bowers, Frampton &, Edwin N. Alger and Edward J. Handloser. Prominent architectural styles found in Cabell Country are Colonial Revival, Late Victorian and Tudor Revival.

14th Street West Historic District (added 2024 - - #100010590)

Also known as Old Central City

Roughly bounded by Madison Ave, Virginia A venue, 15th Street West, and 13th Street West, Huntington

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Area of Significance:

Commerce, Community Planning And Development

Barboursville Historic District (added 2008 - - #08001234)

Also known as Village of Barboursville

Water, Main, Brady Sts., and Central Ave. , Barboursville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Downtown Huntington Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000309)

Also known as Downtown Hunting Historic District (Boundary Increase)7, See Also:Cabell County Courthouse;Carnegie Public Library;U.

Roughly bounded by Third Ave., Tenth St., Fifth Ave., Seventh and Eighth Sts. , Huntington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Late Victorian, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Museum, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Museum, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Downtown Huntington Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2007 - - #07000240)

Portions of Third Ave. to the alley bet. Sixth and Seventh Aves. and from Twelfth St. to Seventh St. , Huntington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Alger, Edwin N., et.al.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal, State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Post Office, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Department Store, Financial Institution, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Hawthorne Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000786)

Also known as Park Hills Subdivision No. 1

Roughly Hawthorne Way and portions of South, Whitaker Blvd. , Huntington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Handloser, Edward J., Ritter, Verus T.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Morris Memorial Hospital for Crippled Children (added 2013 - - #13000262)

Also known as Morris Memorial Hospital, Morris Memorial Nursing Home

Morris Memorial Rd. between James River Tpk. & US 60, Milton

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Mortimer Place Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000266)

Bounded by an alley, 10th St., 12th Ave., and 11th St. , Huntington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bates, Richard Mortimer

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Ninth Street West Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004016)

Also known as St. Cloud

9th St., Madison and Jefferson Aves. , Huntington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Ritter Park Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001774)

Ritter Park, including northern boundary streets , Huntington

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Garden, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Garden, Multiple Dwelling, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related, Single Dwelling