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Ronceverte Historic District

Coordinates: 37°45′0″N 80°28′3″W / 37.75000°N 80.46750°W / 37.75000; -80.46750
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Ronceverte Historic District
Ronceverte Historic District is located in West Virginia
Ronceverte Historic District
Ronceverte Historic District is located in the United States
Ronceverte Historic District
LocationRoughly along Main St., Pochantas, Monroe, and Greenbrier, Ronceverte, West Virginia
Coordinates37°45′0″N 80°28′3″W / 37.75000°N 80.46750°W / 37.75000; -80.46750
Area109 acres (44 ha)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.05000396[1]
Added to NRHPMay 6, 2005

Ronceverte Historic District is a historic district in Ronceverte, West Virginia, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Description

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The district encompasses 215 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and three contributing structures located in the commercial district and surrounding residential section. It includes residential and commercial buildings, along with several churches, a historic train depot and locomotive coaling tower, one historic bridge, and several historic brick-paved streets. The oldest building is "Edgarton," built about 1832 and heavily remodeled in the 1880s. Other notable buildings are the old Ronceverte City Hall, Episcopal Church of the Incarnation (1886), Trinity Methodist Church (1880s), Grand Theater (1937), and C&O Passenger Depot (1915).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places May 6, 2005.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ David L. Taylor (August 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ronceverte Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
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