Grosscup Road Historic District

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Grosscup Road Historic District
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Grosscup Road Homes, April 2009
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LocationGrosscup, Roscommon, Roller, and Bridge Rds., Charleston, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°20′35″N81°38′15″W / 38.34306°N 81.63750°W / 38.34306; -81.63750
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1890
ArchitectMultiple; H. Rus Warne
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Bungalow
MPS South Hills MRA
NRHP reference No. 84003607 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 26, 1984

Grosscup Road Historic District is a national historic district located at Charleston, West Virginia. The district is a neighborhood of 22, 19th and early 20th century residences. They are architecturally and historically significant residences that were, and remain today, the residences of Charleston's prominent industrial, commercial, and political families. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as part of the South Hills Multiple Resource Area. [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. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form" (PDF). Grosscup Road Historic District. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. April 4, 2009.