West Virginia Colored Children's Home
National Register of Historic Places

West Virginia Colored Children's Home

Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia
Listed
November 13, 1997
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
97001413

About this property

The West Virginia Colored Children's Home was a historic school, orphanage, and sanatorium building located near Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. It was the state's first social institution exclusively serving the needs of African American residents. The main structure, built in 1922–1923, was a three-story red brick building in the Classical Revival style. That building, located at 3353 U.S. Route 60, Huntington, West Virginia, was the last of a series of buildings that were constructed on the site. It was also known as the West Virginia Colored Orphans Home, Colored Orphan Home and Industrial School, the West Virginia Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Men and Women, and University Heights Apartments. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 but was demolished in 2011.

Location

3353 US 60
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia
38.40942, -82.37347

Categories

SOCIAL HISTORYEDUCATIONBLACKARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was West Virginia Colored Children's Home listed on the National Register?

West Virginia Colored Children's Home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1997.

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West Virginia Colored Children's Home is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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