Wees Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Wees Historic District

Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia
Listed
March 24, 2006
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06000164

About this property

Wees Historic District is a national historic district located at Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia. It encompasses 282 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object in a primarily residential section of Elkins. The district includes houses representative of popular architectural styles between about 1890 and 1955. The district also includes a variety of domestic dependencies, several historic churches, the 7.9-acre City Park, a Works Progress Administration-era public building, and a small number of commercial buildings. Also in the district is a bronze equestrian statue of Henry Gassaway Davis. Located in the district are the previously listed Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church, Randolph County Courthouse and Jail, and the Warfield-Dye Residence. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Location

Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia
38.92636, -79.84657

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
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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

Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church
Industrial
0.1 mi
Downtown Elkins Historic District
Industrial
0.1 mi
Riverside School
Industrial
0.1 mi
Warfield-Dye Residence
Civil War
0.2 mi
Davis and Elkins Historic District
Listed
0.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Wees Historic District listed on the National Register?

Wees Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 24, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Wees Historic District?

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

What is the period of significance for Wees Historic District?

The period of significance for Wees Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1890.

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