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Wellsburg Historic District
Houses in the Wellsburg Historic District, April 2011
Wellsburg Historic District is located in West Virginia
Wellsburg Historic District
Wellsburg Historic District is located in the United States
Wellsburg Historic District
Locationroughly bounded by 2nd Street, Charles Street, 29th Street, and the Ohio River, Wellsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates40°16′43″N 80°36′42″W / 40.27861°N 80.61167°W / 40.27861; -80.61167
Area246 acres (100 ha)
Built1772
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP reference No.82004312 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 1, 1982

Wellsburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia. It encompasses 693 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Wellsburg. Notable buildings include the Brooke County Courthouse (1836), Northwestern Bank of Virginia (1835), Christ Episcopal Church (1887), First Methodist Church (1853), Patrick Gass Cottage (1797, c. 1850), and Crescent Glass factory (c. 1900). Also in the district are a number of residences in popular architectural styles including Greek Revival and Late Victorian. Located within the district are the separately listed Miller's Tavern and Wellsburg Wharf.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Henry J. Browne and Michael Gioulis (September 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wellsburg Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.


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