- Martinsburg Mining, Manufacturing & Improvement Co. Historic District
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Martinsburg Mining, Manufacturing & Improvement Co. Historic District
Location: New York, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Florida, and Faulkner Avenues, Martinsburg, West Virginia Coordinates: 39°26′59″N 77°58′26″W / 39.44972°N 77.97389°WCoordinates: 39°26′59″N 77°58′26″W / 39.44972°N 77.97389°W Area: 64 acres (26 ha) Built: 1891 Architectural style: Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 02001519
[1]Added to NRHP: December 16, 2002 Martinsburg Mining, Manufacturing & Improvement Co. Historic District is a national historic district located at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It encompasses 289 contributing buildings located within 19 city blocks and built between 1891 and 1952. It includes a residential area developed by the Martinsburg Mining, Manufacturing & Improvement Co. as worker housing. They are one to 2 1/2 story, single family, detached, semi-detached, and multi-unit housing built in wood frame, brick or brick veneer, and concrete block. Also located in the district is the Gothic Revival-style St. Luke's United Methodist Church. It includes examples of vernacular interpretations of popular architectural styles including Queen Anne, American Four Square, and Bungalow styles.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Geoffrey B. Henry and Jared N. Tuk (April 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Martinsburg Mining, Manufacturing & Improvement Co. Historic District". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/berkeley/02001519.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Lists by county Barbour • Berkeley • Boone • Braxton • Brooke • Cabell • Calhoun • Clay • Doddridge • Fayette • Gilmer • Grant • Greenbrier • Hampshire • Hancock • Hardy • Harrison • Jackson • Jefferson • Kanawha • Lewis • Lincoln • Logan • Marion • Marshall • Mason • McDowell • Mercer • Mineral • Mingo • Monongalia • Monroe • Morgan • Nicholas • Ohio • Pendleton • Pleasants • Pocahontas • Preston • Putnam • Raleigh • Randolph • Ritchie • Roane • Summers • Taylor • Tucker • Tyler • Upshur • Wayne • Webster • Wetzel • Wirt • Wood • Wyoming
Other lists Categories:- Historic districts in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Berkeley County, West Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Berkeley County, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
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