Beverly Historic District
The Beverly Heritage Center, March 2012
Beverly Historic District is located in West Virginia
Beverly Historic District
Location in West Virginia
Beverly Historic District is located in the United States
Beverly Historic District
Location in United States
LocationWV 92 and U.S. 219 and 250, Beverly, West Virginia
Coordinates38°50′29″N 79°52′30″W / 38.84139°N 79.87500°W / 38.84139; -79.87500
Area40 acres (16 ha)
Built byMultiple, including Lemurl Chenoweth
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Other, Federal, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.80004040[1] (original)
14001062 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 1980
Boundary increaseDecember 16, 2014

Beverly Historic District is a national historic district located at Beverly, Randolph County, West Virginia. It encompasses 51 contributing buildings that reflect the history of Beverly from its founding to the end of the 19th century. Notable buildings include the Randolph County Courthouse (1808–1894; 1896–1900), old Randolph County Jail (1813–1841), Randolph County Jail (1841), Beverly Public Square (1787), Beverly Cemetery (1768), Beverly Presbyterian Church (1869), Beverly United Methodist Church (1890), Home of "The Enterprise" (c. 1800), and the Peter Buckey House and Hotel (1790–1865). Also located in the district is the separately listed Blackman-Bosworth Store.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and increased in size in 2014.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ C. E. Turley (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Beverly Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  3. ↑ Courtney Fint Zimmerman (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Beverly Historic District Boundary Increase" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
Adam Crawford House in 2021
Jonathan Arnold House in 2021
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