National Register of Historic Places

Welch Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)

Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia

Listed

December 14, 2018

Type

District

Period

Listed

Ref No.

100003251

About this property

Welch Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia. The district includes 56 contributing buildings and one contributing structure in Welch's central business district. It includes a variety of retail stores, banks and offices, with some having apartment rental on their top floors. Also on the district is a municipal parking garage built in 1941. Notable buildings include, the Flat Iron Building (c. 1915), Babalis Building (c. 1925), Odd Fellows Temple (1929), Carter Hotel-Tyson Tower Building (1924), Wyoming-Elkhorn Apartment Building (c. 1920), McDowell County National Bank (1900), and McDowell County Courthouse Annex Building (1935). The McDowell County Courthouse, built in 1893 and expanded in 1909, on the north side of Wyoming Street in Welch, was listed on the National Register in 1979. The district starts across Wyoming Street and runs west to the Tug Fork (aka Tug River) and south to Elkhorn Creek, covering the main commercial area of the town. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, and its boundaries were increased in 2018.

Location

Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia

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When was Welch Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) listed on the National Register?

Welch Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 2018.

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Welch Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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