West Point Historic District (West Point, Virginia) Explained

West Point Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 20, 1996[1]
Designated Other1 Number:325-0002
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Kirby, Main, and Lee Sts. from 1st through 13th Sts., West Point, Virginia
Coordinates:37.5319°N -76.7972°W
Built:1860
Architect:multiple
Architecture:Italianate, Queen Anne, Gothic Revival
Added:October 03, 1996
Refnum:96001051

West Point Historic District is a national historic district located at West Point, King William County, Virginia. The district encompasses 75 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the town of West Point. The district includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings and is notable for its variety of late-19th- and early-20th-century styles and building types. Notable buildings include the William Mitchell House (c. 1850), Anderson-Mayo House (c. 1850), Ware House (c. 1870), St. John's Episcopal Church (1882), Mt. Nebo Baptist Church (1887), West Point United Methodist Church (1889), O'Connor Hotel and annex (c. 1895), Treat-Medlin House (1898), Gouldman House (1923), First Baptist Church (1926), U.S. Post Office (1931), West Point Town Office Building, Citizens and Exchange Bank (1923), and Beverly Allen School (1930s).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: West Point Historic District. David A. Edwards and Margaret T. Peters. September 1995. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map