Malden Historic District Explained

Malden Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Kanawha River, Georges Dr. and U.S. 60, Malden, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.2969°N -81.5597°W
Architect:Multiple
Architecture:Late Victorian, Federal
Added:July 18, 1980
Refnum:80004028

Malden Historic District is a national historic district located within the town of Malden, located in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Description

The district includes 95 contributing buildings. It includes residential, commercial, ecclesiastical, and industrial buildings dated as early as the 1830s.

Notable buildings include the Richard E. Putney House (1836), Kanawha Salines Presbyterian Church (1840), and J. Q. Dickinson & Company building. Located within the district is the separately listed African Zion Baptist Church.[1]

The Malden Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

External links

All of the following documented historic buildings are located in Malden, Kanawha County, West Virginia:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Malden Historic District. August 1979. 2011-06-02 . James Murray Howard. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.