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Harrisville Historic District (Harrisville, West Virginia)

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Historic district in West Virginia, United States

United States historic place
Harrisville Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Ritchie County Courthouse, January 2007
Harrisville Historic District (Harrisville, West Virginia) is located in West VirginiaHarrisville Historic District (Harrisville, West Virginia)Show map of West VirginiaHarrisville Historic District (Harrisville, West Virginia) is located in the United StatesHarrisville Historic District (Harrisville, West Virginia)Show map of the United States
LocationRoughly bound by North, South, and Stout Streets and Moats Avenue, Harrisville, West Virginia
Coordinates39°12′36″N 81°03′11″W / 39.21000°N 81.05306°W / 39.21000; -81.05306
Area53 acres (21 ha)
Builtc. 1860 (1860)-1957
Built byForeman & Putnam
ArchitectHolmboe & Pogue
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Late Victorian, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.11000558
Added to NRHPAugust 18, 2011

Harrisville Historic District is a national historic district located at Harrisville, Ritchie County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 111 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 15 contributing structures in Harrisville. It includes residential, commercial, and governmental buildings dating from the mid-19th through mid-20th century. They are in variety of popular architectural styles including Gothic Revival, Late Victorian, Colonial Revival, and Tudor Revival. Notable buildings include the Heritage Inn (c. 1930), the Lowther Building (c. 1910), Lowther House (1948), the Trading Post, the Deem Building, the Lawrence Building (c. 1898), railroad passenger depot (c. 1910), St. Luke's United Methodist Church (c. 1895), Harrisville Church of Christ (c. 1925), Stout Hardware, and Berdine's 5&10 Variety Store (1915). Located in the district are the separately listed Ritchie County Courthouse and the Harrisville Grade School.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

References

  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/15/11 through 8/19/11. National Park Service. August 26, 2011.
  2. Susan Critchley and Jean Boger (April 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Harrisville Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
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