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

Randolph County West Virginia (Historic Districts) has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Davis and Elkins Historic District, Rich Mountain Battlefield, Tygart Valley Homesteads Historic District, Beverly Historic District and Butcher Hill Historic District.

Many famous people are associated with these Randolph County historic places including Eleanor Roosevelt, Gen. George B. McClellan, Fred A. Perley, John Baylis Ward, Frank C. Wimer, Davis, Henry Gassaway and et al..

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Randolph County places including Baldwin and Pennington, Charles T. Mott, Benjamin Smith, Rudolph Zumbach, Holmboe & Lafferty, Civilian Conservation Corps, Lemuel Chenoweth, Fred A. Perley, Bishop, Ray W., et al and Charles E. Cassell. Prominent architectural styles found in Randolph Country are Queen Anne, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Beverly Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004040)

WV 92 and U.S. 219 and 250 , Beverly

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Chenoweth,Lemuel

Architectural Style:

Other, Classical Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Beverly Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2014 - - #14001062)

Roughly bounded by Dodson Run, Files Cr., Tygart Valley R. & Lewis St., Beverly

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Military, Politics/Government, Transportation

Butcher Hill Historic District (added 1989 - - #89001784)

Also known as Ward House

E of Beverly , Beverly

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Ward,John Baylis

Significant Year:

1890, 1865, 1861

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Fortification, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Davis & Elkins College Historic District (added 2023 - - #100009540)

Portions of Campus Drive, Harpertown Road, Graceland Drive, Allen Street & Residential Drive, and College Drive, Elkins

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Davis and Elkins Historic District (added 1996 - - #96001129)

Also known as See also:Graceland,70000666;Elkins,Sen.S.B.,House,82004329

Davis and Elkins College Campus , Elkins

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education

Current Sub-function:

College, Hotel

Downtown Elkins Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001324)

Roughly bounded by Railroad Ave., Fifth St., Randolph Ave., Henry Ave. and First St. , Elkins

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple, Bishop, Ray W., et al

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Classical Revival, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Historic Person:

Davis, Henry Gassaway, et al.

Significant Year:

1893

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Graham-Davis Historic District (Additional Documentation) (added 2021 - - #100006396)

Generally bounded by Randolph and South Randolph Aves., 11th St., Granny's Ln., and the Tygart Valley R., Elkins

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Helvetia (added 1978 - - #78002810)

Also known as Helvetia Village Historic District

SR 45 and SR 46 , Helvetia

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Zumbach,Rudolph

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, European, Architecture, Agriculture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

New Deal Resources in Kumbrabow State Forest Historic District (added 2019 - - #100002855)

219/16, Kumbrabow Rd., Huttonsville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Civilian Conservation Corps

Architectural Style:

Rustic, Wpa Rustic

Area of Significance:

Social History, Politics/Government, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1935-1941 AD

Perly, Fred A., House (added 1988 - - #88001453)

Also known as Laurel River Club;The Bark House

Address Restricted , Jenningston

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Perley,Fred A.

Architectural Style:

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

Historic Person:

Perley,Fred A.

Significant Year:

1907

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Rich Mountain Battlefield (added 1992 - - #92000899)

Also known as Camp Garnett;Hart Homestead

6 mi. W of Beverly on Rich Mountain Rd., Co. Rt. 37/8 , Beverly

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

McClellan,Gen. George B.

Significant Year:

1861

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site, Fortification

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Forest, Park

Scott Hill (added 2008 - - #08001240)

2000 Livingston Ave. , Elkins

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Scott, Cyrus Hall

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Processing, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Tygart Valley Homesteads Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000304)

Roughly bounded by US 250/219, Cty Rd. 38 and Cty Rd. 21 , Dailey

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith, Benjamin

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Roosevelt, Eleanor

Significant Year:

1940

Area of Significance:

Social History, Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private, State, Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Civic, Manufacturing Facility, Processing, School, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Business, Manufacturing Facility, Processing, School, Single Dwelling, Storage

Wees Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000164)

Generally bounded by Randolph and S. Randolph Aves., Sycamore St., Diamond St. and Boundary and Terrace Aves. , Elkins

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cassell, Charles E., et.al.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Historic Person:

Wimer, Frank C., Brady, A. Spates

Significant Year:

1890

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local, Federal

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Government Office, Monument/Marker, Park, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Government Office, Monument/Marker, Park, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

West Virginia Children's Home (added 1994 - - #94001287)

230 Heavener Ave. , Elkins

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Holmboe & Lafferty

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Institutional Housing

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Institutional Housing