Downtown Elkins Historic District

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Downtown Elkins Historic District
Elkins West Virginia Davis Avenue.jpg
Davis Avenue, July 2006
Downtown Elkins Historic District is located in West Virginia
Downtown Elkins Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Railroad Ave., Fifth St., Randolph Ave., Henry Ave. and First St., Elkins, West Virginia
Coordinates38°55′28″N 79°50′57″W / 38.92444°N 79.84917°W / 38.92444; -79.84917Coordinates: 38°55′28″N 79°50′57″W / 38.92444°N 79.84917°W / 38.92444; -79.84917
Area28 acres (11 ha)
Built1893
Architectural styleItalianate, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.95001324[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 1995

Downtown Elkins Historic District is a national historic district located at Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia. It encompasses 65 contributing buildings in the central business district of Elkins. It includes mostly commercial buildings constructed in the late-19th and early-20th century. Notable buildings include the Dann Building (1897), Randolph Company (1896), Randolph Hotel (1893), Wallace Bakery (1895), railroad depot (1908), Ward Building (1908), First United Methodist Church (1904), Hotel Delmonte (1899), Darden Block (1906), Brown Building (1906), Stalnaker Block (1900), and Post Office and Federal Building (now City Hall, 1917).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#95001324)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Michael Gioulis (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Elkins Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-10.


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