Morgantown Wharf and Warehouse Historic District
Morgantown Wharf and Warehouse Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly along Monongahela R. from Warren St. to Walnut St., Morgantown, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°37′42″N 79°57′39″W / 39.62833°N 79.96083°W |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Built | 1885 |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001466[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1998 |
Morgantown Wharf and Warehouse Historic District is a national historic district located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia.
Description
[edit]The district includes 36 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing structures in a formerly industrial area along the Monongahela River and B&O Railroad tracks. The district consists of primarily two and three-story, masonry buildings with warehouse or commercial facilities on the first floor with some residential on the upper stories, and some worker's housing. Most of the buildings were built between 1885 and 1948. Notable buildings include the B&O Railroad Depot (1885), Kincaid Building (c. 1904–1906), railroad bridge over Deckers Creek (c. 1900–1910), railroad trestle (c. 1900), and wharf site (c. 1847). Also located in the district is the separately listed Kincaid and Arnett Feed and Flour Building.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Michael Gioulis (May 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morgantown Wharf and Warehouse Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
- Historic districts in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Italianate architecture in West Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Morgantown, West Virginia
- Queen Anne architecture in West Virginia
- Romanesque Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Warehouses on the National Register of Historic Places
- National Register of Historic Places in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- Mountaineer Country Registered Historic Place stubs