United States historic place
Buffalo Town Square Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. Historic district | |
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Location | Jct. of WV 62 and High St., Buffalo, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°37′4″N 81°58′49″W / 38.61778°N 81.98028°W / 38.61778; -81.98028 |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1849 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 91001009 |
Added to NRHP | August 16, 1991 |
Buffalo Town Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia. It encompasses three contributing buildings all in the Greek Revival on the town square: the Buffalo Academy (1849), Buffalo Presbyterian Church (1857), and Buffalo Methodist Church (1870). The area was listed as a district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
Buffalo Academy
Buffalo Academy was a school until the American Civil War when it was used successively by the armies involved. It later was restored and utilized as part of the school district as a public high school and then as an elementary school until the 1950s. It has been restored by the Buffalo Historical Society and a historical marker commemorates the building's history. Alumni of the academy included Coin Harvey and General John McCausland. George Rosetter was the school's first principal.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Michael J. Pauley (May 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Buffalo Town Square Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- "Buffalo Academy Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
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