Mullens Historic District

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Mullens Historic District
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Bank of Mullens, West Virginia, July 2009
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LocationRoughly bounded by Lusk and Highland Aves., the Norfolk & Southern RR tracks and Water St., Mullens, West Virginia
Coordinates 37°34′57″N81°23′5″W / 37.58250°N 81.38472°W / 37.58250; -81.38472
Area38.5 acres (15.6 ha)
Built1912
ArchitectEarly, Jubal Anderson, et al.
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Early Commercial, Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No. 93001233 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 16, 1993

Mullens Historic District is a national historic district located at Mullens, Wyoming County, West Virginia. It encompasses 95 contributing buildings and one contributing structure in the central business district of Mullens. It also includes surrounding residential areas. Notable buildings include the Highlawn Baptist Church (1925), Old Presbyterian Church, Wyoming Hotel (1918), Bank of Mullens Building (1920), Masonic Hall Building (1924), Old Hospital / Webster Apartments (c. 1928), Smiley Department Store Building (1921), Piggly Wiggly Building (1929). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [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. Howard G. Atkins and Mack H. Gillenwater (May 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mullens Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 9, 2011.