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Lewisburg Historic District (Lewisburg, West Virginia)

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Coordinates: 37°49′22″N 80°26′7″W / 37.82278°N 80.43528°W / 37.82278; -80.43528
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Lewisburg Historic District
Downtown Lewisburg, August 2004
Lewisburg Historic District (Lewisburg, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Lewisburg Historic District (Lewisburg, West Virginia)
Lewisburg Historic District (Lewisburg, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Lewisburg Historic District (Lewisburg, West Virginia)
LocationIrregular pattern along U.S. 60 and U.S. 219, Lewisburg, West Virginia
Coordinates37°49′22″N 80°26′7″W / 37.82278°N 80.43528°W / 37.82278; -80.43528
Area350 acres (140 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian, Georgian
NRHP reference No.78002795[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1978

Lewisburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 112 contributing buildings and are representative of the development and evolution of Lewisburg, over a period of more than two centuries (1763-1977). Notable buildings include log cabins dating to the period 1755–1769, "The Barracks," Mount Esperance (1814), Williams-Henning Store/house (1814-1820), Welch-Bell House (1824), John W. Dunn House (c. 1834), John Withrow's Store/ House (1836), Greenbrier Valley Bank Building (1897), and Carnegie Hall (1902). Located in the district and separately listed are the Old Stone Church, Greenbrier County Courthouse and Lewis Spring, John Wesley Methodist Church, Gov. Samuel Price House, Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, Supreme Court Library Building, James Withrow House, and John A. North House.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ C.E. Turley (February 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lewisburg Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet: Lewisburg Historic District" (PDF). West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History. National Park Service. Retrieved October 1, 2024.


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