Weston Downtown Historic District Explained

Weston Downtown Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Parts of Main, Center & Court Aves., Second & Third Sts., Weston, West Virginia
Coordinates:39.0369°N -80.4681°W
Built:1875
Architect:Multiple; Yellin, Samuel
Architecture:Second Empire, Art Deco, Italianate
Added:September 28, 1985
Refnum:85002468

Weston Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia. The district includes 58 contributing buildings in the central business district of Weston. Most of the buildings were built between 1875 and 1920, with the earliest dating to about 1845. Notable buildings include the U.S. Post Office (1933–1934), the Art Deco style Citizens Bank of Weston (1930), B&O Railroad Depot / Weston Municipal Building, Camden Building-Weston National Bank (1896–1897), Old Citizen's Bank Building (1893), Bennett House (c. 1830s), Fuccy-Koblegard Building (c. 1901-1905), and the East and West Second Street Truss Bridge (1922). The district includes the separately listed Jonathan M. Bennett House.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Weston Downtown Historic District. November 1984. 2011-08-05 . Ralph Pederson . State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.