Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District is a national historic district located at Salt Sulphur Springs, near Union, West Virginia, Monroe County, West Virginia. The district includes seven contributing buildings, three contributing sites, and two contributing structures related to the Old Salt Sulphur Springs Resort or "Old Salt." Notable properties include the Old Stone Hotel, Episcopal Chapel, Stone Store Building (1820), Stone Bath House (1820), Stone Spring House (c. 1820), Sweet Sulphur Springs Site (discovered 1802), Salt Sulphur Spring (discovered 1805), and Iodine Spring (1838). It is the area's most significant collection of native limestone buildings.[2]
Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District | |
 The hotel building in 2022 | |
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| Location | U.S. Route 219, near Union, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°34′12″N 80°34′9″W / 37.57000°N 80.56917°W |
| Area | 34 acres (14 ha) |
| Architect | Fullen, John, Sr.; Fullen, John, Jr. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003412[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 31, 1985 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
Gallery
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Image prior to Civil War -
Chapel in 2022 -
Interior of the chapel in 1974 -
Store Building in 2022 -
Bath House and Spring House in 2022 -
Cottages in 1974 -
Iodine Spring in 1974 -
Erskine House in ruins in 1974
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Monroe County Historical Society (June 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
External links
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Media related to Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-117, "Salt Sulphur Springs, U.S. Route 219, Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, WV", 3 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. WV-117-A, "Salt Sulphur Springs, Main Building", 3 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. WV-117-B, "Salt Sulphur Springs, Chapel", 2 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. WV-117-C, "Salt Sulphur Springs, Store Building", 1 photo, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. WV-117-D, "Salt Sulphur Springs, Cottages", 1 photo, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. WV-117-E, "Salt Sulphur Springs, Erskine House (Ruins)", 1 photo, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. WV-117-F, "Salt Sulphur Springs, Bath House", 1 photo, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. WV-117-G, "Salt Sulphur Springs, Spring House", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. WV-178, "House, U.S. Route 219, Salt Sulphur Springs vicinity, Monroe County, WV", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page
- "Taking the Waters: 19th Century Medicinal Springs: Salt Sulphur Springs". Historical Collections at the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library. University of Virginia. 2007.