Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District
Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District | |
 Chapel in Salt Sulphur Springs, 1974 | |
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| Location | U.S. Route 219, near Union, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°34′12″N 80°34′9″W / 37.57000°N 80.56917°WCoordinates: 37°34′12″N 80°34′9″W / 37.57000°N 80.56917°W |
| Area | 34 acres (14 ha) |
| Architect | Fullen, John, Sr.; Fullen, John, Jr. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003412[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 31, 1985 |
Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District is a national historic district located at Salt Sulphur Springs, near Union, West Virginia, Monroe County, West Virginia. The district includes seven contributing buildings, three contributing sites, and two contributing structures related to the Old Salt Sulphur Springs Resort or "Old Salt." Notable properties include the Old Stone Hotel, Episcopal Chapel, Stone Store Building (1820), Stone Bath House (1820), Stone Spring House (c. 1820), Sweet Sulphur Springs Site (discovered 1802), Salt Sulphur Spring (discovered 1805), and Iodine Spring (1838). It is the area's most significant collection of native limestone buildings.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Monroe County Historical Society (June 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
External links[]
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. WV-117, "Salt Sulphur Springs, U.S. Route 219, Salt Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, WV", 3 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. WV-117-A, "Salt Sulphur Springs, Main Building", 3 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. WV-117-B, "Salt Sulphur Springs, Chapel", 2 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. WV-117-C, "Salt Sulphur Springs, Store Building", 1 photo, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. WV-117-D, "Salt Sulphur Springs, Cottages", 1 photo, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. WV-117-E, "Salt Sulphur Springs, Erskine House (Ruins)", 1 photo, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. WV-117-F, "Salt Sulphur Springs, Bath House", 1 photo, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. WV-117-G, "Salt Sulphur Springs, Spring House", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. WV-178, "House, U.S. Route 219, Salt Sulphur Springs vicinity, Monroe County, WV", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page
- "Taking the Waters: 19th Century Medicinal Springs: Salt Sulphur Springs". Historical Collections at the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library. University of Virginia. 2007.
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- Buildings and structures in Monroe County, West Virginia
- Defunct resorts
- Destination spas
- Greek Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Historic American Buildings Survey in West Virginia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, West Virginia
- Resorts in West Virginia
- Historic districts in Monroe County, West Virginia