Downtown Charleston Historic District Explained

Downtown Charleston Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Washington St. E, Leon Sullivan Way, Kanawha Blvd. and Summers St., Charleston, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.3506°N -81.6342°W
Built:1877
Architect:Adkins, John S.; et al.
Architecture:Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Added:March 24, 2006
Refnum:06000166

Downtown Charleston Historic District is a national historic district located at Charleston, West Virginia, USA. The district contains contributing structures in the Late Victorian and Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architectural styles.[1] St. John's Episcopal Church (1884), the Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (1897), and Woodrums' Building (1916) are contributing properties.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Charleston Historic District. September 1990 – December 2004. 2011-08-02 . Rodney S. Collins, Thomas S. Landon, and Michael J. Pauley, Erin Riebe and Alan Rowe . State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.
  2. Web site: Rudge . Heather . Moll . Marcia E. . Sicha . Richard J. . National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Downtown Charleston Historic District (additional documentation) . West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History . National Park Service . 3 October 2024 . December 31, 2023.