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Location of Preston County in West Virginia This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Preston County, West Virginia . This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Preston County, West Virginia . The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[ 1]
There are 22 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 8, 2024. [ 2]
[ 3] Name on the Register[ 4]
Image
Date listed[ 5]
Location
City or town
Description
1
Arthurdale Historic District Arthurdale Historic District February 1, 1989 (#88001862 ) East and west of WV 92 39°29′34″N 79°49′01″W / 39.492778°N 79.816944°W / 39.492778; -79.816944 (Arthurdale Historic District ) Arthurdale
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Brookside Historic District Brookside Historic District May 8, 2013 (#13000264 ) George Washington Hwy. near Cathedral State Park 39°19′33″N 79°32′06″W / 39.325891°N 79.535138°W / 39.325891; -79.535138 (Brookside Historic District ) Aurora
3
Col. Thomas Brown House Col. Thomas Brown House March 17, 1994 (#94000212 ) County Route 92/4 south of Reedsville 39°28′31″N 79°48′42″W / 39.475278°N 79.811667°W / 39.475278; -79.811667 (Col. Thomas Brown House ) Reedsville
4
Coopers Rock State Forest Superintendent's House and Garage Coopers Rock State Forest Superintendent's House and Garage May 15, 1991 (#91000546 ) Off Interstate 68 8 mi (13 km) east of Morgantown 39°39′38″N 79°46′53″W / 39.660556°N 79.781389°W / 39.660556; -79.781389 (Coopers Rock State Forest Superintendent's House and Garage ) Morgantown
5
Downtown Rowlesburg Historic District Downtown Rowlesburg Historic District November 30, 2005 (#05001350 ) Buffalo St., Church St., portions of Main St., Poplar St., Railroad Alley and Railroad St. 39°20′50″N 79°40′14″W / 39.347222°N 79.670556°W / 39.347222; -79.670556 (Downtown Rowlesburg Historic District ) Rowlesburg
6
Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District July 1, 1983 (#83003249 ) Off WV 7 39°32′42″N 79°48′36″W / 39.545°N 79.81°W / 39.545; -79.81 (Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District ) Bretz
7
Fairfax Stone Site Fairfax Stone Site January 26, 1970 (#70000653 ) North of William at corner of Grant, Preston, and Tucker counties 39°11′42″N 79°29′16″W / 39.195°N 79.487778°W / 39.195; -79.487778 (Fairfax Stone Site ) Redhouse
8
Gaymont Gaymont April 14, 1992 (#92000351 ) U.S. Route 50 west of junction with WV 24 39°19′31″N 79°32′08″W / 39.325278°N 79.535556°W / 39.325278; -79.535556 (Gaymont ) Aurora
9
A.W. Gribble Farm A.W. Gribble Farm December 30, 2009 (#09001192 ) Loop Rd. 39°37′35″N 79°46′03″W / 39.62634°N 79.7674°W / 39.62634; -79.7674 (A.W. Gribble Farm ) Pisgah
10
Hagans Homestead Hagans Homestead July 14, 1993 (#93000617 ) WV 26 , 1 mile north of junction with Interstate 68 (Exit 23)39°39′56″N 79°37′22″W / 39.665556°N 79.622778°W / 39.665556; -79.622778 (Hagans Homestead ) Brandonville
11
Indian Rocks Dining Hall Indian Rocks Dining Hall January 8, 2003 (#02001688 ) WV 7 , 1 mile east of Reedsville39°30′37″N 79°45′55″W / 39.510278°N 79.765278°W / 39.510278; -79.765278 (Indian Rocks Dining Hall ) Reedsville
12
Kingwood Historic District Kingwood Historic District July 15, 1994 (#94000723 ) Roughly bounded by Tunnelton, Main, Sigler, High, and Price Sts. and Brown Ave. 39°28′13″N 79°41′14″W / 39.470278°N 79.687222°W / 39.470278; -79.687222 (Kingwood Historic District ) Kingwood
13
James S. Lakin House James S. Lakin House January 9, 1997 (#96001573 ) 102 Aurora Ave. 39°26′37″N 79°32′51″W / 39.4435°N 79.5475°W / 39.4435; -79.5475 (James S. Lakin House ) Terra Alta
14
James Clark McGrew House James Clark McGrew House July 9, 1993 (#93000618 ) 109 E. Main St. 39°28′20″N 79°41′11″W / 39.472222°N 79.686389°W / 39.472222; -79.686389 (James Clark McGrew House ) Kingwood
15
Old Hemlock Old Hemlock December 16, 2014 (#14001061 ) 17098 Brandonville Pike 39°38′54″N 79°37′02″W / 39.6483°N 79.6171°W / 39.6483; -79.6171 (Old Hemlock ) Bruceton Mills
16
Ralphsnyder Decagonal Barn Ralphsnyder Decagonal Barn December 2, 1985 (#85003111 ) County Route 52/2 39°33′10″N 79°45′47″W / 39.5528°N 79.7631°W / 39.5528; -79.7631 (Ralphsnyder Decagonal Barn ) Masontown
17
Reckart Mill Reckart Mill June 3, 1980 (#80004039 ) West of Cranesville at junction of WV 28 and County Route 47/2 39°33′12″N 79°31′41″W / 39.55328°N 79.52805°W / 39.55328; -79.52805 (Reckart Mill ) Cranesville
18
Red Horse Tavern Red Horse Tavern July 2, 1973 (#73001923 ) 1 mile east of Aurora on U.S. Route 50 39°19′35″N 79°31′54″W / 39.32645°N 79.5317°W / 39.32645; -79.5317 (Red Horse Tavern ) Aurora and Brookside Boundaries increased on May 4, 1989
19
Terra Alta Bank Terra Alta Bank July 9, 1997 (#97000786 ) 109 E. Washington St. 39°26′42″N 79°32′45″W / 39.4449°N 79.5459°W / 39.4449; -79.5459 (Terra Alta Bank ) Terra Alta
20
Terra Alta First United Methodist Church Upload image April 15, 2022 (#100007611 ) 301 West State Ave. 39°26′50″N 79°32′52″W / 39.4471°N 79.5479°W / 39.4471; -79.5479 (Terra Alta First United Methodist Church ) Terra Alta
21
Tunnelton Railroad Depot Tunnelton Railroad Depot May 2, 1996 (#96000437 ) Boswell St., north of the junction of Boswell and South Sts. 39°23′37″N 79°44′45″W / 39.393611°N 79.745833°W / 39.393611; -79.745833 (Tunnelton Railroad Depot ) Tunnelton
22
Virginia Furnace Virginia Furnace July 1, 1999 (#99000790 ) WV 26 , along Muddy Creek39°31′45″N 79°38′00″W / 39.529167°N 79.633333°W / 39.529167; -79.633333 (Virginia Furnace ) Albright
^ 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.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior , "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions" , retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ 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.
^ "National Register Information System" . National Register of Historic Places National Park Service . April 24, 2008.^ 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.
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