Beverly Historic District Explained

Beverly Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:WV 92 and U.S. 219 and 250, Beverly, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.8414°N -79.875°W
Builder:Multiple, including Lemurl Chenoweth
Architecture:Classical Revival, Other, Federal, Georgian Revival
Added:January 11, 1980
Refnum:80004040
Increase:December 16, 2014
Increase Refnum:14001062

Beverly Historic District is a national historic district located at Beverly, Randolph County, West Virginia. It encompasses 51 contributing buildings that reflect the history of Beverly from its founding to the end of the 19th century. Notable buildings include the Randolph County Courthouse (1808–1894; 1896–1900), old Randolph County Jail (1813–1841), Randolph County Jail (1841), Beverly Public Square (1787), Beverly Cemetery (1768), Beverly Presbyterian Church (1869), Beverly United Methodist Church (1890), Home of "The Enterprise" (c. 1800), and the Peter Buckey House and Hotel (1790–1865). Also located in the district is the separately listed Blackman-Bosworth Store.[1] [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and increased in size in 2014.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Beverly Historic District. January 1979. 2011-09-10 . C. E. Turley. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Beverly Historic District Boundary Increase. January 1979. 2014-12-16 . Courtney Fint Zimmerman. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.