Hinton Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Hinton Historic District

Hinton, Summers County, West Virginia
Listed
February 17, 1984
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
84003670

About this property

The Hinton Historic District is a national historic district located at Hinton, Summers County, West Virginia. The original Hinton Historic District is bordered roughly by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway line, James Street, 5th Avenue, and Roundhouse. The boundary increase extended the district to include Mill Street. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and revised in 2005. It encompasses 212 contributing buildings, one contributing structure (a railroad water tank), and two contributing objects (veterans' memorials). They include the business and commercial core of Hinton and surrounding residential areas. The buildings are largely two and three story with first floor commercial activities with offices and apartments above. Many of the buildings feature stone trim and some have cast iron store fronts. Residential buildings are representative of popular late 19th- and early 20th-century architectural styles. Notable buildings include the Wagon Wheel Restaurant (1876), Summers County Library, R.R. Flanagan Building (c. 1906), Lowe Furniture Company Building (c. 1905), former National Bank of Summers building, O. Ike Keaton residence (c. 1905), Bluestone Tire Company building (C. 1919), C&O Railway Passenger Station, Y.M.C.A. (c. 1911), First Baptist Church (1913), Hotel McCreery (c. 1907), Ewart-Miller Building (c. 1905), McCreery / Palmer residence, Carnegie Library, Summers County Jail (1870s), and U.S. Post Office (1926, expanded 1960s). Located in the district is the separately listed Summers County Courthouse.

Location

Hinton, Summers County, West Virginia
37.67501, -80.88582

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Nearby Historic Sites

Hinton Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Listed
0.2 mi
Summers County Courthouse
Civil War
0.3 mi
Trump-Lilly Farmstead
Modern
1.9 mi
St. Colman's Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery
Civil War
6.6 mi
Cooper's Mill
Civil War
6.9 mi

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When was Hinton Historic District listed on the National Register?

Hinton Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Hinton Historic District?

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

What is the period of significance for Hinton Historic District?

The period of significance for Hinton Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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