| Capon Springs | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Location: | Capon Springs Road (CR 16) Capon Springs, West Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 39.1331°N -78.4792°W |
| Map Label: | Capon Springs Resort |
| Architecture: | Late Victorian, Greek Revival |
| Added: | November 12, 1993 |
| Refnum: | 93001228 |
Capon Springs, also known as Frye's Springs and Watson Town, is a national historic district in Capon Springs, West Virginia that includes a number of resort buildings ranging in age from the mid-nineteenth century to the early 20th century. The area grew around a mineral spring discovered by Henry Frye in the 1760s, so that by 1787 the town of Watson had been established. By 1850, the 168-room Mountain House Hotel had been built, enduring until it burned in 1911.[1] Also in 1850, the state of Virginia built Greek Revival bath pavilions and the President's House. A period of decline followed the Mountain House fire, but rebuilding began in the 1930s under the ownership of Louis Austin. The resort is still in Austin family ownership.[2]
The resort was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
In 2013, the resort was named West Virginia's Family-Owned Business of the Year.[3]