Helvetia Village Historic District
Helvetia | |
Location | SR 45 and SR 46, Helvetia, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°42′19″N 80°12′14″W / 38.70528°N 80.20389°W |
Area | 45 acres (18 ha) |
Architect | Rudolph Zumbach |
Architectural style | Carpenter Gothic, Log Cabin |
NRHP reference No. | 78002810[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 29, 1978 |
Helvetia Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Helvetia, Randolph County, West Virginia. It encompasses 26 contributing buildings in the village center. Some of the buildings date to the original settlement period in 1869–1870, when they were built of log construction. Later 19th-century and early-20th century buildings are of frame construction, with a number in the Carpenter Gothic style. Notable buildings include The Church (1882), Huber Inn (c. 1880), Post Office and Store / house (1920s), the log Swiss Museum (c. 1869), Star Band Hall, Cheese Haus, an original cabin (1870), Helvetia Community Hall (1939), and Rudolph's Carpenter Shop.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ C. E. Turley (April 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Helvetia Village Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- National Register of Historic Places in Randolph County, West Virginia
- Historic districts in Randolph County, West Virginia
- Carpenter Gothic architecture in West Virginia
- German-American culture in West Virginia
- Swiss-American culture in West Virginia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- 1978 establishments in West Virginia
- Potomac Highlands Registered Historic Place stubs