Boomtown Historic District

Boomtown Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Roughly along Winchester Ave. to Arden Rd., W. King St. to Red Hill Rd., W. Stephen, W. Addition St, and Raleigh Sts., Martinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°27′6″N77°58′44″W / 39.45167°N 77.97889°W / 39.45167; -77.97889
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Shingle Style
MPS	Berkeley County MRA
NRHP reference No.	80004414
Added to NRHP	December 10, 1980 [1]

The Boomtown Historic District comprises the western and southern portions of Martinsburg, West Virginia, generally along the alignments of West King Street and Winchester Avenue, following the general path of the town's electric streetcar system. It includes a former industrial section of the town, home to a number of textile mills, as well as the housing that was built for mill workers.

Boomtown's central core is along Virginia, West Virginia and Faulkner Avenues, centering on the fountain at Virginia and Faulkner ^[2] . This area had rapid development in and after 1891 due to the Martinsburg Mining and Manufacturing company and the Martinsburg Street Railway. ^{[2] [3]} This neighborhood is known as a Streetcar suburb ^[2] . This area consists of primarily middle-class Victorian-style houses, in contrast to the more modest working-class houses on the opposite side of Winchester Avenue.

Industrial buildings include the former homes of the Shenandoah Pants Company, Brooklyn Brass Works and the Interwoven Mills. The Crawford Woolen and Cashmere Mills stand along Stephen Street. ^[2]

The area was designated a historic district in 1980. ^[1] It includes the separately-listed Abell-Kilbourn House. ^[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Boom Town Historic Districts" (PDF). National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
3. "County History". www.historicberkeley.org. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
4. Gioulis, Michael; Wood, Don C. (June 1, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Abell-Kilbourn House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 6, 2009.