Downtown Huntington Historic District

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Downtown Huntington Historic District
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Fourth Avenue in the Downtown Huntington Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by 3rd Ave., 10th St., 5th Ave., and 7th and 8th Sts.; also portions of 3rd Ave. to the alley between 6th and 7th Aves. and from 12th St. to 7th St., Huntington, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°26′2″N82°24′33″W / 38.43389°N 82.40917°W / 38.43389; -82.40917
Area70 acres (28 ha)
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Late Victorian, Art Deco, Baroque
NRHP reference No. 86000309, 07000240 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1986, expanded March 22, 2007

Downtown Huntington Historic District is a national historic district located at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. The original district encompassed 59 contributing buildings; the boundary increase added 53 more contributing buildings. It includes the central business district of Huntington and includes several of its municipal and governmental buildings. It contains the majority of the historic concentration of downtown commercial buildings. Located in the district are the separately listed Carnegie Public Library, Cabell County Courthouse, U.S. Post Office and Court House, and Campbell-Hicks House. [2] [3]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. A boundary increase occurred in 2007. [1]

Notable buildings

Churches


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See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Cabell County Landmark Commission (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Huntington Downtown Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  3. Michael Gioulis (October 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: Downtown Huntington Historic District (Boundary increase and additional information)" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 23, 2011.