Sophia Historic District
Sophia Historic District | |
 Sophia Historic District, July 2007 | |
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| Location | Main St., bet. Polk St. and Riffe St., Sophia, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°42′34″N 81°15′7″W / 37.70944°N 81.25194°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Architect | Milano |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000163 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 22, 2006 |
Sophia Historic District is a national historic district located at Sophia, Raleigh County, West Virginia. It encompasses 22 contributing buildings located in the central business district of Sophia. The consist primarily of one and two story masonry buildings with storefronts on the first floor and housing in the upper stories. Notable buildings include the Filling Station (c. 1925), Reck's Place/The Chestnut Tree Café and Art Gallery (c. 1936), Attili Building (1939), Visionz Lounge (c. 1955), LB & J Antiques (1937), Ben Franklin / Federated Department Store (c. 1937), and Sophia Theater (c. 1925).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Joellen A. Kerr (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sophia Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Raleigh County, West Virginia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Raleigh County, West Virginia
- Buildings designated early commercial in the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Historic districts in Raleigh County, West Virginia
- New River Greenbrier Registered Historic Place stubs