Downtown Elkins Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Downtown Elkins Historic District

Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia
Listed
November 22, 1995
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
95001324

About this property

Downtown Elkins Historic District is a national historic district located at Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia. It encompasses 65 contributing buildings in the central business district of Elkins. It includes mostly commercial buildings constructed in the late-19th and early-20th century. Notable buildings include the Dann Building (1897), Randolph Company (1896), Randolph Hotel (1893), Wallace Bakery (1895), railroad depot (1908), Ward Building (1908), First United Methodist Church (1904), Hotel Delmonte (1899), Darden Block (1906), Brown Building (1906), Stalnaker Block (1900), and Post Office and Federal Building (now City Hall, 1917). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Location

Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia
38.92543, -79.84891

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 95001324. It was listed on November 22, 1995.

Categories

ARCHITECTUREEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTCOMMERCE
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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

Riverside School
Industrial
0.1 mi
Wees Historic District
Industrial
0.1 mi
Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church
Industrial
0.2 mi
Elkins Milling Company
Civil War
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Elk Water, Randolph County (1861)
1861Civil War
0.8 mi
Battle of Cheat Mountain Sep 12 1861
1861Civil War
5.2 mi
Engagement at Beverly (1861)
1861Civil War
5.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Downtown Elkins Historic District listed on the National Register?

Downtown Elkins Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 22, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Downtown Elkins Historic District?

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

What is the period of significance for Downtown Elkins Historic District?

The period of significance for Downtown Elkins Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1893.

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