Luna Park Historic District

Luna Park Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Roughly bounded by Main St., Glenwood Ave., Delaware Ave., & Kanawha Blvd. W., West Side (Charleston), West Virginia
Coordinates	38°21′41″N81°39′11″W / 38.36139°N 81.65306°W / 38.36139; -81.65306
Area	40 acres (16 ha)
Built	c. 1910 (1910)-1945
Architect	Norman, John C. Norman (300/2/4/6/8 Park Avenue) H. Rus Warne (180 Grant Street) others
Architectural style	American Foursquare, American Craftsman/Bungalow, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	12000181 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 3, 2012

Luna Park Historic District is a federally designated national historic district located in the West Side neighborhood of Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It encompasses 444 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Charleston. The majority of the homes in the district were constructed in the mid to late 1925s and early 1930s and a portion of the district was the location of a local amusement park, Luna Park, from 1912 until 1923. The houses reflect a variety of popular architectural styles including American Foursquare, American Craftsman / Bungalow, Tudor Revival, and Colonial Revival, including Dutch Colonial Revival. ^{[2] [3]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/02/12 through 4/06/12. National Park Service. April 13, 2012.
2. Erin Riebe and Bethany Canfield (November 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Luna Park Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
3. "National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet: Luna Park Historic District" (PDF). West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History. National Park Service. April 20, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2024.