Ravenswood "Old Town" Historic District is a national historic district located at Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia. It encompasses 313 contributing buildings and two contributing structures, the Ohio River Rail Road Steel Pratt-through truss Bridge and Concrete bridge on State Route 68 over Sandy Creek. It includes the commercial and civic core of the town, and surrounding residential buildings. It includes example of popular architectural styles of the mid- to late-19th and early-20th century, including Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Italianate, Craftsman, and Bungalow. Notable buildings include the McIntosh Building, First Baptist Church (c. 1876), Randolph Building/Caldwell Building (1907), the Grace Episcopal Church (c. 1900); Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church (c. 1928), Ravenswood Community Center (1938), and McIntosh House (c. 1890).[2]
Ravenswood "Old Town" Historic District | |
 Ravenswood, West Virginia, July 2006 | |
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| Location | Bounded by Sandy Creek, the Ohio R, Sycamore St. and adjoining properties and the city limits to the east, Ravenswood, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°56′53.2932″N 81°45′39.4734″W / 38.948137000°N 81.760964833°W |
| Area | 125 acres (51 ha) |
| Architect | Brown, Tanzy; et al. |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000243 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 23, 2007 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Mark Gorman and Michael Gioulis (October 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ravenswood "Old Town" Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 4, 2011.