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Weston Downtown Historic District

Coordinates: 39°2′13″N 80°28′5″W / 39.03694°N 80.46806°W / 39.03694; -80.46806
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Weston Downtown Historic District
Buildings in Weston Downtown Historic District in 2021
Weston Downtown Historic District is located in West Virginia
Weston Downtown Historic District
Weston Downtown Historic District is located in the United States
Weston Downtown Historic District
LocationParts of Main, Center & Court Aves., Second & Third Sts., Weston, West Virginia
Coordinates39°2′13″N 80°28′5″W / 39.03694°N 80.46806°W / 39.03694; -80.46806
Area29 acres (12 ha)
Built1875
ArchitectMultiple; Yellin, Samuel
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Art Deco, Italianate
NRHP reference No.85002468[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 1985

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.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Ralph Pederson (November 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Weston Downtown Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
Citizens Bank of Weston building in 2021
Weston National Bank building in 2021