Lewisburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 112 contributing buildings and are representative of the development and evolution of Lewisburg, over a period of more than two centuries (1763-1977). Notable buildings include log cabins dating to the period 1755–1769, "The Barracks," Mount Esperance (1814), Williams-Henning Store/house (1814-1820), Welch-Bell House (1824), John W. Dunn House (c. 1834), John Withrow's Store/ House (1836), Greenbrier Valley Bank Building (1897), and Carnegie Hall (1902). Located in the district and separately listed are the Old Stone Church, Greenbrier County Courthouse and Lewis Spring, John Wesley Methodist Church, Gov. Samuel Price House, Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, Supreme Court Library Building, James Withrow House, and John A. North House.[2][3]
Lewisburg Historic District | |
 Downtown Lewisburg, August 2004 | |
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| Location | Irregular pattern along U.S. 60 and U.S. 219, Lewisburg, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°49′22″N 80°26′7″W / 37.82278°N 80.43528°W |
| Area | 350 acres (140 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian, Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002795[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 7, 1978 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ C.E. Turley (February 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lewisburg Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet: Lewisburg Historic District" (PDF). West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History. National Park Service. Retrieved October 1, 2024.