Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District

Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia
Listed
March 18, 1987
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87000630

About this property

Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia. The district includes 73 contributing buildings in Bluefield's central business district. The buildings are primarily three and four story masonry commercial buildings. Notable buildings include The Shamrock Restaurant (1885), People's Bank (1895), the Art Deco / Moderne style Colonial Theatre (1916, c. 1945) and Appalachian Power Company building (1923, 1939), Law and Commerce Building (1913, 1918), Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Building (1902, 1927), First Christian Church (1920), Elizabeth Kee Federal Building and Post Office (1911), Bluefield Sanatorium, and West Virginia Hotel (1923) designed by Alex B. Mahood. Located in the district is the separately listed Municipal Building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Location

Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia
37.26846, -81.22076

Categories

COMMERCEPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Municipal Building
Industrial
0.1 mi
Hancock House
Industrial
0.5 mi
South Bluefield Historic District
Industrial
0.8 mi
President's House, Bluefield State College
Industrial
0.8 mi
Upper Oakhurst Historic District
Colonial
0.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Rocky Gap (Bland County)
1863Civil War
5.5 mi
Battle of Cloyd's Mountain (May 9, 1864)
1864Civil War
8.9 mi
Cloyd's Mountain — Union Flanking Attack
1864Civil War
8.9 mi
Skirmish at Princeton (1861)
1861Civil War
9.3 mi

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When was Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District listed on the National Register?

Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 18, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District?

Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District?

The period of significance for Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1885.

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