Point Pleasant Historic District (Point Pleasant, West Virginia)

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Point Pleasant Historic District
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The Old Mansion House, located at the battleground
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LocationMain St. between 1st & 11th and Viand St. between 8th & 10th, Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°50′40″N82°8′18″W / 38.84444°N 82.13833°W / 38.84444; -82.13833
Area36.7 acres (14.9 ha)
Built1749
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP reference No. 85001465 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 1, 1985

Point Pleasant Historic District is a national historic district located at Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia. The district includes 93 contributing buildings and one contributing site in Point Pleasant's central business district and surrounding residential areas. They are in a variety of late 19th- and early 20th-century architectural styles. Notable buildings include the Mansion House (1796), The Church of Christ in Christian Union (1840), Odd Fellows Hall (c. 1906), The Presbyterian Church (1926), Christ Episcopal Church (1869-1873), "Hooff's Opera House" (1905), Pioneer Cemetery, U.S. Post Office Building (1913), and the Poffenbarger House. The Point Pleasant Battleground is located in the district and listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Allen R. Carney and Rodney S. Collins (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Point Pleasant Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.