Clarksburg Downtown Historic District

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Clarksburg Downtown Historic District
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Harrison County Courthouse, December 2012
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LocationRoughly bounded by Elk, Creek, 7th, and Main Sts., Clarksburg, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°16′47″N80°20′22″W / 39.27972°N 80.33944°W / 39.27972; -80.33944
Area76 acres (31 ha)
Built1800
Architectural styleRenaissance, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 82004794 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 12, 1982

Clarksburg Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 119 contributing buildings in 16 blocks of the central business district of Clarksburg.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] It includes an extraordinary variety of architectural types and styles including Renaissance Revival and Italianate. [2]

Contributing properties

* Individually listed

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Michael J. Pauley (February 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Clarksburg Downtown Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.