Greenmont Historic District

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Greenmont Historic District
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At 74 Kingwood Street, looking east
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LocationRoughly bounded by Arlington, Front, Conn, White Ave., Posten Ave., Kingwood St., and Decker Ave., Morgantown, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°37′31″N79°57′0″W / 39.62528°N 79.95000°W / 39.62528; -79.95000
Area74.9 acres (30.3 ha)
Built1774
Architectural styleColonial, Mid 19th Century Revival
NRHP reference No. 04001597 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 2, 2005

Greenmont Historic District is a national historic district located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia. The district includes 409 contributing buildings, 4 contributing structures, and 2 contributing objects in a primarily residential area of the Greenmount neighborhood of Morgantown. Most of the dwellings were built between 1901 and 1925 and are of frame construction with brick or wood facades, one- to 2+12 stories high with gable fronts. Notable buildings include the Reformation Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Also in the district are the separately listed Kern's Fort, and Hackney House. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

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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 Gioulis and Jeanne Grimm (September 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Greenmont Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 20, 2011.