Morgantown Wharf and Warehouse Historic District

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Morgantown Wharf and Warehouse Historic District
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LocationRoughly along Monongahela R. from Warren St. to Walnut St., Morgantown, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°37′42″N79°57′39″W / 39.62833°N 79.96083°W / 39.62833; -79.96083
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1885
Architectural styleItalianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 98001466 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1998

Morgantown Wharf and Warehouse Historic District is a national historic district located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia.

Description

The district includes 36 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing structures in a formerly industrial area along the Monongahela River and B&O Railroad tracks. The district consists of primarily two and three-story, masonry buildings with warehouse or commercial facilities on the first floor with some residential on the upper stories, and some worker's housing. Most of the buildings were built between 1885 and 1948. Notable buildings include the B&O Railroad Depot (1885), Kincaid Building (c. 1904–1906), railroad bridge over Deckers Creek (c. 1900–1910), railroad trestle (c. 1900), and wharf site (c. 1847). Also located in the district is the separately listed Kincaid and Arnett Feed and Flour Building. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [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 (May 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morgantown Wharf and Warehouse Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 20, 2011.