Breezemont
National Register of Historic Places

Breezemont

Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Listed
April 14, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
82004324

About this property

Breezemont, also known as the Gen. C. C. Watts House, is a historic home located at Charleston, West Virginia. It was built about 1905 for Cornelius Clarkson Watts (1848–1930) an individual who contributed quite significantly to the history of both Kanawha County and the state of West Virginia.

Location

915 Breezemont Dr.
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
38.36330, -81.63774

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 82004324. It was listed on April 14, 1982.

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Edgewood Historic District
Colonial
0.5 mi
Charleston Municipal Auditorium
Industrial
0.7 mi
Laidley-Summers-Quarrier House
Early Republic
0.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of the Great Kanawha (1778)
1778Revolutionary War
0.7 mi
Raid on Charleston (November 1864)
1864Civil War
0.9 mi
Confederate Raid through Kanawha Valley (November 1864)
1864Civil War
0.9 mi
Battle of Kanawha Valley Recapture
1862Civil War
1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Breezemont listed on the National Register?

Breezemont was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Breezemont?

Breezemont is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Breezemont?

The period of significance for Breezemont is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1848.

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