South Water Street Historic District

South Water Street Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
234 South Water Street
Location	Roughly bounded by E. John, Water, and E. Burke Sts., and B&O RR, Martinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°27′15″N 77°57′39″W / 39.45417°N 77.96083°WCoordinates: 39°27′15″N 77°57′39″W / 39.45417°N 77.96083°W
Area	21 acres (8.5 ha)
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Stick/Eastlake, Georgian, Federal
MPS	Berkeley County MRA
NRHP Reference #	80004430 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 10, 1980

South Water Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It encompasses 30 contributing buildings and one contributing site, related to residential, commercial, and economic development along the Tuscarora Creek. Notable buildings include: the Edison Electric Illumination Company of Martinsburg building; dwellings along South Water Street at 104-106, 108, 119, 120, 200, 202, 208, 216, and 308; rowhouses at 222, 224, and 226; the O'Hara-Martin House (c. 1795); the Alburtis House; the South Water Street Stone House (bef. 1779); the Martinsburg Steam Laundry Company building; and Martinsburg Gas Company Complex (c. 1872-1905). Also located in the district is the separately listed General Adam Stephen House (c. 1772-1798).^[2]

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

302 South Water Street

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Tony P. Wrenn (November 1968). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: South Water Street Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.