Ripley Historic District (Ripley, West Virginia)

Ripley Historic District is a national historic district located at Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia. It encompasses 110 contributing buildings, one contributing site (the Early Settlers Cemetery), and one contributing structure that include the commercial and civic core of the town, and surrounding residential buildings. It includes example of popular architectural styles of the late-19th and early- to mid-20th century, including Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Art Moderne, Neo-Classical Revival, Italianate and Modern. Notable buildings include the U.S. Post Office, Phillips/Pfost House, Alpine Theater, Hockenberry Store building, Jackson County Courthouse (1918-1920), the Beymer House, and the Hinzman House. Located within the district is the separately listed Clerc-Carson House.[2]

Ripley Historic District
Jackson County Courthouse, January 2007
Ripley Historic District (Ripley, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Ripley Historic District (Ripley, West Virginia)
Ripley Historic District (Ripley, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Ripley Historic District (Ripley, West Virginia)
LocationPortions of Charleston and Highlawn Drs., Church, Court, Main, Maple, North, Seventh, and South Sts., Ripley, West Virginia
Coordinates38°49′10″N 81°42′36″W / 38.81944°N 81.71000°W / 38.81944; -81.71000
Area52 acres (21 ha)
ArchitectDean, Levi J.; Progler, Charles H.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.04000919 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 2004

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Michael Gioulis (January 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ripley Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 4, 2011.