Downtown Charleston Historic District

Coordinates: 38°21′2″N 81°38′3″W / 38.35056°N 81.63417°W / 38.35056; -81.63417
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Downtown Charleston Historic District
Capitol Street, Charleston, WV (July 2006)
Downtown Charleston Historic District is located in West Virginia
Downtown Charleston Historic District
Downtown Charleston Historic District is located in the United States
Downtown Charleston Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Washington St. E, Leon Sullivan Way, Kanawha Blvd. and Summers St., Charleston, West Virginia
Coordinates38°21′2″N 81°38′3″W / 38.35056°N 81.63417°W / 38.35056; -81.63417
Built1877
ArchitectAdkins, John S.; et al.
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.06000166[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 24, 2006

Downtown Charleston Historic District is a national historic district located at Charleston, West Virginia, USA. The district contains contributing structures in the Late Victorian and Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architectural styles.[2] St. John's Episcopal Church (1884), the Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (1897), and Woodrums' Building (1916) are contributing properties.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Rodney S. Collins, Thomas S. Landon, and Michael J. Pauley; Form updated and edited by Erin Riebe and Alan Rowe (September 1990 – December 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Charleston Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 2, 2011. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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