Weston Downtown Historic District

Weston Downtown Historic District
Weston Downtown Historic District, April 2006
Location Parts of Main, Center & Court Aves., Second & Third Sts., Weston, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°2′13″N 80°28′5″W / 39.03694°N 80.46806°W / 39.03694; -80.46806Coordinates: 39°2′13″N 80°28′5″W / 39.03694°N 80.46806°W / 39.03694; -80.46806
Area 29 acres (12 ha)
Built 1875
Architectural style Second Empire, Art Deco, Italianate
NRHP Reference # 85002468[1]
Added to NRHP September 28, 1985

Weston Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia. The district includes 58 contributing buildings in the central business district of Weston. Most of the buildings were built between 1875 and 1920, with the earliest dating to about 1845. Notable buildings include the U.S. Post Office (1933–1934), the Art Deco style Citizens Bank of Weston (1930), B&O Railroad Depot / Weston Municipal Building, Camden Building-Weston National Bank (1896–1897), Old Citizen's Bank Building (1893), Bennett House (c. 1830s), Fuccy-Koblegard Building (c. 1901-1905), and the East and West Second Street Truss Bridge (1922). The district includes the separately listed Jonathan M. Bennett House.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Ralph Pederson (November 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Weston Downtown Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.


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