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This is intended to be a complete list of the African American historic places in West Virginia. The locations and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.

Berkeley County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Mt. Pleasant School		September 18, 2008 (#08000928)	Abiding Way 39°21′49″N 78°07′28″W / 39.363611°N 78.124444°W / 39.363611; -78.124444 (Mt. Pleasant School)	Gerrardstown

Cabell County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Barnett Hospital and Nursing School		December 30, 2009 (#09001190)	1201 7th Ave. 38°25′03″N 82°26′15″W / 38.417617°N 82.437514°W / 38.417617; -82.437514 (Barnett Hospital and Nursing School)	Huntington
2	Douglass Junior and Senior High School		December 5, 1985 (#85003091)	10th Ave. and Bruce St. 38°24′52″N 82°25′53″W / 38.414444°N 82.431389°W / 38.414444; -82.431389 (Douglass Junior and Senior High School)	Huntington
3	West Virginia Colored Children's Home	More images	November 13, 1997 (#97001413)	3353 U.S. Route 60 38°24′34″N 82°22′25″W / 38.409444°N 82.373611°W / 38.409444; -82.373611 (West Virginia Colored Children's Home)	Huntington	Demolished on May 5, 2011 to make room for a new middle school.

Fayette County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Camp Washington-Carver Complex		June 20, 1980 (#80004017)	County Route 11/3 38°00′36″N 80°58′14″W / 38.01°N 80.970556°W / 38.01; -80.970556 (Camp Washington-Carver Complex)	Clifftop

Hampshire County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery	More images	Not listed (#unlisted)	Along U.S. Route 50 39°20′30″N 78°46′04″W / 39.3417°N 78.7678°W / 39.3417; -78.7678 (Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery)	Romney
2	Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church	Upload image	Not listed (#unlisted)	239 North High Street (West Virginia Route 28) 39°20′40″N 78°45′20″W / 39.3443413°N 78.7554966°W / 39.3443413; -78.7554966 (Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church)	Romney
3	Washington Place	More images	Not listed (#unlisted)	Along West Virginia Route 28 39°21′14″N 78°45′09″W / 39.354003°N 78.752489°W / 39.354003; -78.752489 (Washington Place)	Romney

Harrison County

Jefferson County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Halltown Colored Free School	More images	August 25, 2004 (#04000912)	Halltown Rd., 0.5 mi (0.80 km) northeast of U.S. Route 340 39°18′44″N 77°48′06″W / 39.312222°N 77.801667°W / 39.312222; -77.801667 (Halltown Colored Free School)	Halltown
2	Halltown Union Colored Sunday School	More images	January 12, 1984 (#84003591)	Off U.S. Route 340 39°18′34″N 77°48′11″W / 39.309444°N 77.803056°W / 39.309444; -77.803056 (Halltown Union Colored Sunday School)	Halltown
3	Storer College	More images	October 15, 1966 (#66000041)	Contributing property to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park NRHP listing 39°19′26″N 77°44′07″W / 39.323789°N 77.735414°W / 39.323789; -77.735414 (Storer College)	Harpers Ferry

Kanawha County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	African Zion Baptist Church	More images	December 27, 1974 (#74002010)	4104 Malden Dr. 38°17′58″N 81°33′26″W / 38.299444°N 81.557222°W / 38.299444; -81.557222 (African Zion Baptist Church)	Malden
2	Booker T. Washington High School		December 3, 1999 (#99001399)	Wyatt St. off U.S. Route 60 38°12′04″N 81°22′17″W / 38.201111°N 81.371389°W / 38.201111; -81.371389 (Booker T. Washington High School)	London
3	Booker T. Washington State Park	More images	Not listed (#unlisted)	Northern terminus of Pinewood Drive 38°22′55″N 81°44′53″W / 38.381944°N 81.748056°W / 38.381944; -81.748056 (Booker T. Washington State Park)	Institute
4	Canty House	More images	September 23, 1988 (#88001587)	WV 25 38°22′57″N 81°45′48″W / 38.3825°N 81.763333°W / 38.3825; -81.763333 (Canty House)	Institute
5	East Hall		September 26, 1988 (#88001585)	West Quadrangle, West Virginia State University 38°22′44″N 81°46′07″W / 38.378889°N 81.768611°W / 38.378889; -81.768611 (East Hall)	Institute
6	Garnet High School	More images	July 24, 1990 (#90001068)	422 Dickinson St. 38°21′04″N 81°37′48″W / 38.351111°N 81.63°W / 38.351111; -81.63 (Garnet High School)	Charleston
7	Elizabeth Harden Gilmore House		September 17, 1988 (#88001462)	514 Broad St. (now Leon Sullivan Way) 38°21′03″N 81°37′39″W / 38.350833°N 81.6275°W / 38.350833; -81.6275 (Elizabeth Harden Gilmore House)	Charleston
8	Mattie V. Lee Home		June 16, 1992 (#92000303)	810 Donnally St. 38°21′06″N 81°37′51″W / 38.351667°N 81.630833°W / 38.351667; -81.630833 (Mattie V. Lee Home)	Charleston
9	Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church		August 5, 1991 (#91001011)	607 Shrewsbury St. 38°21′06″N 81°37′44″W / 38.351667°N 81.628889°W / 38.351667; -81.628889 (Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church)	Charleston
10	Samuel Starks House		February 1, 1988 (#87002526)	413 Shrewsbury St. 38°21′02″N 81°37′50″W / 38.350556°N 81.630556°W / 38.350556; -81.630556 (Samuel Starks House)	Charleston

Lewis County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Weston Colored School		April 9, 1993 (#93000224)	345 Center St. 39°02′23″N 80°27′53″W / 39.039722°N 80.464722°W / 39.039722; -80.464722 (Weston Colored School)	Weston

McDowell County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	World War Memorial		April 9, 1993 (#93000227)	U.S. Route 52 37°25′31″N 81°30′24″W / 37.425278°N 81.506667°W / 37.425278; -81.506667 (World War Memorial)	Kimball

Mercer County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Hancock House		January 17, 1990 (#89001783)	300 Sussex St. 37°16′33″N 81°13′13″W / 37.275833°N 81.220278°W / 37.275833; -81.220278 (Hancock House)	Bluefield

Monongalia County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Second Ward Negro Elementary School	More images	July 28, 1992 (#92000896)	Junction of White and Posten Aves. 39°37′17″N 79°56′57″W / 39.621389°N 79.949167°W / 39.621389; -79.949167 (Second Ward Negro Elementary School)	Morgantown

Pocahontas County

Preston County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Indian Rocks Dining Hall		January 8, 2003 (#02001688)	WV 7, 1 mile east of Reedsville 39°30′37″N 79°45′55″W / 39.510278°N 79.765278°W / 39.510278; -79.765278 (Indian Rocks Dining Hall)	Reedsville

Wood County

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Bethel AME Church		October 8, 1998 (#82001767)	820 Clay St. 39°15′58″N 81°33′18″W / 39.266111°N 81.555°W / 39.266111; -81.555 (Bethel AME Church)	Parkersburg	Demolished
2	Henry Logan Memorial AME Church	More images	December 16, 1982 (#82001778)	Ann and 6th Sts. 39°16′05″N 81°33′41″W / 39.268056°N 81.561389°W / 39.268056; -81.561389 (Henry Logan Memorial AME Church)	Parkersburg

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia
• National Register of Historic Places listings in West Virginia

References

1. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
2. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
3. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
4. "Cabell school officials ready to mitigate loss of old orphanage". July 18, 2010.
5. Herald-Dispatch.com, Huntongton, WV, May 6, 2011

• West Virginia history-related lists
• African-American history of West Virginia
• Lists of African American historic places by state
• Lists of National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia