Kingwood Historic District
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Kingwood Historic District is a national historic district
located at Kingwood
, Preston County, West Virginia
. The district encompasses 103 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Kingswood. Most of the buildings are two story, frame and masonry buildings. Notable buildings include the Preston County Courthouse (1934), Kingswood National Bank Building (1908), C.M. Bishop House (1872), Preston Academy (1842), IOOF Lodge (c. 1860), Bank of Kingswood (1900), Bishop Block (1877), Presbyterian Church (1878), Methodist Church (1879), Wilson Building (1930), and Loar's Service Station (1927). Located in the district and listed separately is the James Clark McGrew House
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1994.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
located at Kingwood
Kingwood, West Virginia
Kingwood is a town in and the county seat of Preston County, West Virginia, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh DMA. Kingwood was founded in 1815...
, Preston County, West Virginia
Preston County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 29,334 people, 11,544 households, and 8,357 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 13,444 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...
. The district encompasses 103 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Kingswood. Most of the buildings are two story, frame and masonry buildings. Notable buildings include the Preston County Courthouse (1934), Kingswood National Bank Building (1908), C.M. Bishop House (1872), Preston Academy (1842), IOOF Lodge (c. 1860), Bank of Kingswood (1900), Bishop Block (1877), Presbyterian Church (1878), Methodist Church (1879), Wilson Building (1930), and Loar's Service Station (1927). Located in the district and listed separately is the James Clark McGrew House
James Clark McGrew House
James Clark McGrew House, also known as the Gibson Property, is a historic home located at Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia. The house consists of a large main two-story block and a low two-story ell. The oldest section is the northern ell, built in 1841. The main block was built about 1870...
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1994.