Sutton Downtown Historic District Explained

Sutton Downtown Historic District
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Location:Roughly bounded by Main St., River View Dr., and First St., Sutton, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.6642°N -80.7078°W
Built:1870
Architect:Kimble, C.C.
Architecture:Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Added:July 10, 1987
Refnum:87001059

Sutton Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia. It encompasses 85 contributing buildings and two contributing structures covering eleven square blocks. The district includes the commercial, ecclesiastical, and civic core of the town and surrounding residential area. The district includes a number of buildings representative of popular architectural styles from the late-19th century and early-20th century including Romanesque Revival, Colonial Revival, Gothic Revival, and Greek Revival. Notable buildings include the Braxton County Courthouse (1881-1882) and Jail (1905), Sutton Bank Building (1891), Farmers Bank and Trust (1909), Bank of Sutton (c. 1900), Methodist Episcopal Church, South (1896), Kelly / Fisher House (c. 1870). Elk / Midway Hotel (1894), and Katie B. Frame Residence (c. 1880). The two structures are the Bridge over Old Woman Run (1892) and Bridge over Elk (1930).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sutton Downtown Historic District . February 1987. 2011-06-02 . Michael Gioulis. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.