14th Street West Historic District

14th Street West Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
14th Street West Historic District in 2024.
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Location	Roughly bounded by Madison Ave, Virginia Avenue, 15th Street West, and 13th Street West, Huntington, West Virginia
Coordinates	38°24′43″N82°28′47″W / 38.41194°N 82.47972°W / 38.41194; -82.47972
Area	120 acres (49 ha)
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Mid-Century Modern Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	100010590 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 19, 2024

14th Street West Historic District, also known as Central City, ^[2] is a national historic district located at Huntington, West Virginia. The district encompasses 29 contributing buildings including Heiner's Bakery. Dwellings in the district represent the finest styles in Colonial Revival and Mid-Century Modern architecture. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024. ^[1]

History

Central City was founded as a town that manufactured and created artisan items using the materials produced by the natural resource extraction industries in the area. ^[4]

Notable buildings

• Central City Market (c. 1996)
• Heiner's Bakery (c. 1905)
• Henrietta Payne Memorial Boys Club (c. 1917)
• Huntington Fire Station 4 (c. 1905)
• Old Central Gazebo (c. 1992)
• Overby Building (c. 1930)

Gallery

• 
  Central City gazebo in 2024. ^[5]
• 
  Duncan Box & Lumber in 2024. ^[6]

See also

• List of neighborhoods in Huntington, West Virginia
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cabell County, West Virginia

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. June 6, 2025.
2. "Central City @ 14 St W". City of Huntington. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
3. "NPS Form 10-900" (PDF). WV Culture. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
4. "Central City Antiques District".
5. Richardson, Jesten (September 8, 2023). "Central City Park and Gazebo project mostly complete, work continues on new senior wellness center". Herald Dispatch . Retrieved August 14, 2024.
6. Casto, James (May 14, 2016). "Lost Huntington: Duncan Box & Lumber". Herald Dispatch . Retrieved August 14, 2024.