Salem Historic District (Salem, West Virginia)

Salem Historic District
Salem, West Virginia, December 2006
Salem Historic District (Salem, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Salem Historic District (Salem, West Virginia)
Salem Historic District (Salem, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Salem Historic District (Salem, West Virginia)
LocationWV 23, Salem, West Virginia
Coordinates39°16′58″N 80°33′32″W / 39.28278°N 80.55889°W / 39.28278; -80.55889
Area14.8 acres (6.0 ha)
Built1902
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.80004022[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1980

Salem Historic District is a national historic district located at Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 28 contributing buildings in the central business district developed after a devastating fire in 1902. The district is almost exclusively commercial, with the exception of a few residences. Notable buildings include the B & O Railroad Station (1912), Cozy Corner (c. 1902), Salem Baptist Church (c. 1913), First National Bank (c. 1902), U.S. Post Office (c. 1941), Brissey Insurance Building (c. 1902), Wilson Building (c. 1902), and the Queen Anne style Pearcy-Randolph House (c. 1900), former home of Senator Jennings Randolph.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Paul D. Marshall and Jill Ziegler (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Salem Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.


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