Ronceverte Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Ronceverte Historic District

Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Listed
May 5, 2005
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
05000396

About this property

Ronceverte Historic District is a historic district in Ronceverte, West Virginia, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district encompasses 215 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and three contributing structures located in the commercial district and surrounding residential section. It includes residential and commercial buildings, along with several churches, a historic train depot and locomotive coaling tower, one historic bridge, and several historic brick-paved streets. The oldest building is "Edgarton," built about 1832 and heavily remodeled in the 1880s. Other notable buildings are the old Ronceverte City Hall, Episcopal Church of the Incarnation (1886), Trinity Methodist Church (1880s), Grand Theater (1937), and C&O Passenger Depot (1915). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places May 6, 2005. National Register of Historic Places listings in Greenbrier County, West Virginia Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-110, "Church of the Incarnation (Episcopal), Route 219, Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, WV", 6 photos, supplemental material

Location

Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
37.75051, -80.46672

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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Averell's Raid on Lewisburg (1862 repeat)
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When was Ronceverte Historic District listed on the National Register?

Ronceverte Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Ronceverte Historic District?

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

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

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