List of National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia

Old Main (Bethany College)
Campbell Mansion

Wheeling Suspension Bridge
West Virginia Independence Hall

Grave Creek Mound

Davis and Elkins Historic District

Weston Hospital Main Building

Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church

Traveller's Rest

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops

Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District

Alexander Wade House

Matewan Historic District

The Greenbrier

Reber Radio Telescope

West Virginia National Historic Landmarks (clickable map)

This article includes a List of National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia, as well as a list of National Park Service administered areas in West Virginia.

National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia

There are 16 National Historic Landmarks in the state. The following is a complete list.

[1]	Landmark name	Image	Date designated[2]	Location	County	Description
1	Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church		October 5, 1992 (#70000667)	Grafton 39°20′20″N 80°01′07″W / 39.3388548502°N 80.0185436005°W	Taylor	Where the Mother's Day holiday was started.
2	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops		July 31, 2003 (#03001045)	Martinsburg 39°27′39″N 77°57′34″W / 39.460833°N 77.959444°W	Berkeley	Architecturally significant railway buildings, also where the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began.
3	Campbell Mansion		April 19, 1994 (#70000651)	Bethany 40°12′21″N 80°32′51″W / 40.2057321567°N 80.5476076794°W	Brooke	Home of Alexander Campbell, founder and president of Bethany College
4	Clover Site		April 27, 1992 (#92001881)	Lesage ^Coordinates missing	Cabell	Archaeological site.
5	Davis and Elkins Historic District		June 7, 1998 (#96001129)	Elkins 38°55′44″N 79°50′57″W / 38.9289808836°N 79.8492664145°W	Randolph	Historic district including Graceland and Halliehurst mansions
6	Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District		May 4, 1983 (#83003249)	Bretz 39°32′42″N 79°58′35″W / 39.544999999999995°N 79.97638888888889°W	Preston	140 beehive coke ovens, the last operated in the United States.
7	Grave Creek Mound		July 19, 1964 (#66000751)	Moundsville 39°55′00″N 80°44′42″W / 39.91676°N 80.744978°W	Marshall	The United States' largest cone-shaped burial mound, 62 feet (19 m) tall, 240 feet (73 m) diameter at base.
8	The Greenbrier		June 21, 1990 (#74002000)	White Sulphur Springs 37°47′07″N 80°18′30″W / 37.7854°N 80.3083°W	Greenbrier	Hotel and emergency relocation center for the U.S. congress.
9	Matewan Historic District		February 18, 1997 (#93000303)	Matewan 37°37′23″N 82°09′59″W / 37.623056°N 82.166389°W	Mingo	Site of bloody 1920 coal miners' strike depicted in John Sayles' film Matewan
10	Old Main, Bethany College		June 21, 1990 (#70000652)	Bethany 40°12′14″N 80°33′37″W / 40.2038891197°N 80.5603100305°W	Brooke	Historic main building on Bethany College campus.
11	Reber Radio Telescope		December 20, 1989 (#72001291)	Green Bank 38°25′42″N 79°49′04″W / 38.428307822°N 79.8179043296°W	Pocahontas	First parabolic radio telescope, built by amateur astronomer Grote Reber.
12	Traveller's Rest		November 28, 1972 (#72001288)	Kearneysville 39°23′17″N 77°54′03″W / 39.388056°N 77.900833°W	Jefferson	Homestead of General Horatio Gates and a rare surviving example of Virginia architect John Ariss's work.
13	Alexander Wade House		December 21, 1965 (#66000752)	Morgantown 39°37′31″N 79°57′30″W / 39.625271°N 79.958328°W	Monongalia	Home of innovative educator Alexander Wade.
14	West Virginia Independence Hall		June 20, 1988 (#70000660)	Wheeling 40°03′53″N 80°43′20″W / 40.064742°N 80.722142°W	Ohio	Site of 1861-1863 pro-Union government of Virginia.
15	Weston Hospital		June 21, 1990 (#78002805)	Weston 39°02′19″N 80°28′17″W / 39.03861111111111°N 80.4713888888889°W	Lewis	One of the largest hand-cut stone masonry buildings in the United States.
16	Wheeling Suspension Bridge		May 15, 1975 (#70000662)	Wheeling 40°04′06″N 80°43′38″W / 40.0682684288°N 80.7273516865°W	Ohio	World's first long suspension bridge.

National Park Service Areas in West Virginia

Also of historical interest is:

• Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Other National Park Service-administered areas in West Virginia are:

• Bluestone National Scenic River
• Gauley River National Recreation Area
• New River Gorge National River

There are no National Battlefields or other National Park Service units in West Virginia.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in West Virginia
• List of National Historic Landmarks by state

References

1. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
2. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

External links

• "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State--West Virginia (16)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
• National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service