Tygart Dam
Tygart River Reservoir Dam | |
 Tygart Lake and Dam, October 1995 | |
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| Location | On the Tygart Valley River, 2.25 miles south of Grafton, near Grafton, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°18′41″N 80°1′58″W / 39.31139°N 80.03278°W |
| Area | 143.2 acres (58.0 ha) |
| Built | 1934 |
| Architect | Cret, Paul Phillipe; US Army COE |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000763[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 23, 1995 |
Tygart Dam — also known as Tygart River Dam — is a dam near Grafton in Taylor County, West Virginia, USA. It regulates the waters of the Tygart Valley River. Its storage reservoir is known as Tygart Lake. Most of the lakeshore is occupied by Tygart Lake State Park and Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area.
The dam
Tygart Dam was designed in part by architect Paul Philippe Cret and built between 1934 and 1938, as a project sponsored by the Public Works Administration to provide for flood control. It is owned and operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The concrete gravity dam has an uncontrolled spillway and measures 1,921 feet long and 209 feet thick at the base. The structure features some Art Deco style decorative elements. Located within the historic area are the Tygart Dam; two damtender dwellings; two maintenance buildings; comfort, storage and concession building; overlook and parking area; and resource manager's office.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
The lake
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The southern end of the reservoir reaches into northern Barbour County.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Lee R. Maddex (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tygart River Reservoir Dam" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- Art Deco architecture in West Virginia
- Dams completed in 1938
- Buildings and structures in Taylor County, West Virginia
- Dams on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Paul Philippe Cret buildings
- Public Works Administration in West Virginia
- United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
- Dams in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Taylor County, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs