Downtown Charleston Historic District

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Downtown Charleston Historic District
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Capitol Street, Charleston, WV (July 2006)
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LocationRoughly bounded by Washington St. E, Leon Sullivan Way, Kanawha Blvd. and Summers St., Charleston, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°21′2″N81°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. [3]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "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, 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}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Rudge, Heather; Moll, Marcia E.; Sicha, Richard J. (December 31, 2023). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Downtown Charleston Historic District (additional documentation)" (PDF). West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History. National Park Service. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

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