Pence Springs Hotel Historic District

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Pence Springs Hotel Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by Buggy Branch, Buggy Branch Rd., WV 3 and Pence Springs Access Rd., Pence Springs, West Virginia
Coordinates 37°41′4″N80°43′10″W / 37.68444°N 80.71944°W / 37.68444; -80.71944 Coordinates: 37°41′4″N80°43′10″W / 37.68444°N 80.71944°W / 37.68444; -80.71944
Area30 acres (12 ha)
Built1901
ArchitectMeanor & Sweeney; Park-Grimm Corp.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No. 85000404 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1985

The Pence Springs Hotel Historic District is a national historic district located at Pence Springs, Summers County, West Virginia. It encompasses seven contributing buildings and two contributing structures. They are the Pence Springs Hotel Building (1916-1918), Pavilion / Casino (1919), Hotel Manager's Residence / Warden's Residence (c. 1919), Hotel Garage (1925), Golf Caddy House (1919), Pence Springs Bottling Works (c. 1915), and Pence Springhouse (c. 1901). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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. Paul D. Marshall (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pence Springs Hotel Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.