Helvetia Village Historic District

Helvetia
Sign in Helvetia, West Virginia, August 2004
Location SR 45 and SR 46, Helvetia, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°42′19″N 80°12′14″W / 38.70528°N 80.20389°W / 38.70528; -80.20389Coordinates: 38°42′19″N 80°12′14″W / 38.70528°N 80.20389°W / 38.70528; -80.20389
Area 45 acres (18 ha)
Architectural style Other, Carpenter Gothic; Log Cabin
NRHP Reference # 78002810[1]
Added to NRHP November 29, 1978

Helvetia Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Helvetia, Randolph County, West Virginia. It encompasses 26 contributing buildings in the village center. Some of the buildings date to the original settlement period in 1869-1870, when they were built of log construction. Later 19th-century and early-20th century buildings are of frame construction, with a number in the Carpenter Gothic style. Notable buildings include The Church (1882), Huber Inn (c. 1880), Post Office and Store / house (1920s), the log Swiss Museum (c. 1869), Star Band Hall, Cheese Haus, an original cabin (1870), Helvetia Community Hall (1939), and Rudolph's Carpenter Shop.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ C. E. Turley (April 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Helvetia Village Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.


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