Point Pleasant Historic District (Point Pleasant, West Virginia)


Point Pleasant Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
The Old Mansion House, located at the battleground
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Location	Main St. between 1st & 11th and Viand St. between 8th & 10th, Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Coordinates	38°50′40″N 82°8′18″W / 38.84444°N 82.13833°W / 38.84444; -82.13833Coordinates: 38°50′40″N 82°8′18″W / 38.84444°N 82.13833°W / 38.84444; -82.13833
Area	36.7 acres (14.9 ha)
Built	1749
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP Reference #	85001465^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 1, 1985

Point Pleasant Historic District is a national historic district located at Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia. The district includes 93 contributing buildings and one contributing site in Point Pleasant's central business district and surrounding residential areas. They are in a variety of late 19th- and early 20th-century architectural styles. Notable buildings include the Mansion House (1796), The Church of Christ in Christian Union (1840), Odd Fellows Hall (c. 1906), The Presbyterian Church (1926), Christ Episcopal Church (1869-1873), "Hooff's Opera House" (1905), Pioneer Cemetery, U.S. Post Office Building (1913), and the Poffenbarger House. The Point Pleasant Battleground is located in the district and listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Allen R. Carney and Rodney S. Collins (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Point Pleasant Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-21-2, "Old Mansion House, First & Main Streets, Point Pleasant, Mason County, WV", 20 measured drawings, supplemental material

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia

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