Alderson Historic District Explained

Alderson Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Coordinates:37.7247°N -80.6422°W
Built:1789
Architect:Walter Martens
Builder:Clark Ellis
Architecture:Queen Anne, Federal, Greek Revival
Added:November 12, 1993
Refnum:93001231

Alderson Historic District is a national historic district located at Alderson, Greenbrier County and Monroe County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 196 contributing buildings and three contributing sites located in the commercial district and surrounding residential section. They are predominantly 19th and early 20th century frame detached residences and masonry commercial buildings including notable examples of the Federal, Greek Revival, and Queen Anne styles. Notable buildings include the Woodson Mohler Grocery building, Johnson and Gwinn warehouse, Greenbrier Mill, First National Bank building, Alderson's Store, Chesapeake and Ohio depot, U.S. Post Office, and the City Hall (1939). The Alderson Ferry Site is for the ferry established 1789. Located in the district is the separately listed Alderson Bridge.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

External links

All of the following are located in Alderson, Greenbrier County, WV:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Alderson Historic District. April 1993. 2011-08-05 . Michael Gioulis. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629173124/http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/greenbrier/93001231.pdf. 29 June 2011 . live.