Mannington Historic District

Mannington Historic District is a historic district located at Mannington, West Virginia, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Mannington Historic District
Mannington Historic District, September 2013
Mannington Historic District is located in West Virginia
Mannington Historic District
Mannington Historic District is located in the United States
Mannington Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by High, Clarksburg and Howard Sts. and Buffalo Cr., Mannington, West Virginia
Coordinates39°31′44″N 80°20′39″W / 39.52889°N 80.34417°W / 39.52889; -80.34417
Area156 acres (63 ha)
Built1855
ArchitectM.F. Giesey
Architectural styleColonial, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.95001313[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 1995

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The district includes 207 contributing buildings in Mannington's central business district and surrounding residential areas. Notable buildings include the railroad depot (c. 1896), Exchange Bank Building (c. 1897), U.S. Post Office (c. 1938), Colonial Building (c. 1904), the Blackshere House (c. 1900), the Bartlett House (c. 1900), First National Bank Building (c. 1909), the Furbee Building (c. 1900), the Hammond House (c. 1855), the Modi Building (1917), and the Mannington District Public High School (1925). The contributing buildings are representative of popular late-19th- and early 20th-century architectural styles.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places November 22, 1995.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Michael Gioulis (June 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mannington Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.

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