- North River Mills Historic District
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North River Mills Historic District
Hiett Log House, May 2007
Location: Junction of County Roads 45/20 and 4/2, North River Mills, West Virginia Coordinates: 39°20′11″N 78°30′12″W / 39.33639°N 78.50333°WCoordinates: 39°20′11″N 78°30′12″W / 39.33639°N 78.50333°W Area: 20 acres (8.1 ha) Architectural style: Georgian, Federal, Bungalow, Gothic Revival, Vernacular Governing body: Federal NRHP Reference#: 11000261[1] Added to NRHP: May 4, 2011 North River Mills Historic District is a national historic district located at North River Mills, Hampshire County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 25 contributing buildings and five contributing sites. The district lies along Hiett Run, which empties into the North River, a tributary of the Cacapon River. It has become an industrial ghost town, now visited only by summer residents and tourists. The contributing buildings include the Hiett House (c. 1770) with shed and privy; Croston House (c. 1840) and barn (c. 1910); North River Mills Grocery (c. 1810, c. 1920); Shanholtz House (c. 1930), also known as North River Mills Society for Antiquarian Arts and the Diffusion of Knowledge; North River Mills School (c. 1880); Miller House (c. 1790) and associated outbuildings; United Methodist Church (c. 1893); Kump House (c. 1805); and the Moreland House (c. 1880). Contributing sites are the cemetery associated with the Kump House, Miller Mill Site (c. 1880), Shanholtz Mill Site (c. 1930), mill pond (c. 1880), and millrace (c. 1880).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
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Audra Croston House, May 2007
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North River Mills United Methodist Church, May 2007
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Old North River Mills Store and Post Office, May 2007
See also
- List of historic sites in Hampshire County, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampshire County, West Virginia
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/02/11 through 5/06/11. National Park Service. 2011-05-13. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20110513.htm.
- ^ Barbara Rasmussen with Erin Riebe (November 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: North River Mills Historic District". State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/hampshire/11000261.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
External links
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Other lists Categories:- Historic districts in West Virginia
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Historic districts in Hampshire County, West Virginia
- Georgian architecture in West Virginia
- Federal architecture in West Virginia
- Bungalow architecture in West Virginia
- Gothic Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Vernacular architecture in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampshire County, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
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