Cameron Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Cameron, Marshall County, West Virginia. It encompasses 27 contributing buildings in the commercial core developed after a severe fire in 1895 which destroyed much of the downtown area. They are large 2-4 story brick buildings reflecting the Classical Revival and Colonial Revival styles. Notable buildings include the Masonic Lodge 17 (c. 1900), Romine Building/Moose Lodge 758 (c. 1900), First Presbyterian Church (1907), First United Methodist Church (1894), Hotel Main (c. 1896-1897), Finlayson's 5 & 10/ Senior Citizens Building (c. 1896), Flatiron Building (1896), First Christian Church of Cameron (1896), and Old B&O Freight Station (1878).[2]
Cameron Downtown | |
 B&O Building / Ford Building, 2 Main Street | |
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| Location | Roughly Bounded by Church St., Waynesburg Ave., Main St., and Park St., Cameron, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°49′35″N 80°33′57″W / 39.82639°N 80.56583°W |
| Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architect | Hamilton, Carl |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001473 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1998 |
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. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Katherine M. Jourdan (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cameron Downtown Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
External links
edit- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-293, "Curved Building, 2 Main Street, Cameron, Marshall County, WV", 17 photos, 7 data pages, 6 photo caption pages