Sophia Historic District is a national historic district located at Sophia, Raleigh County, West Virginia. It encompasses 22 contributing buildings located in the central business district of Sophia. The consist primarily of one and two story masonry buildings with storefronts on the first floor and housing in the upper stories. Notable buildings include the Filling Station (c. 1925), Reck's Place/The Chestnut Tree Café and Art Gallery (c. 1936), Attili Building (1939), Visionz Lounge (c. 1955), LB & J Antiques (1937), Ben Franklin / Federated Department Store (c. 1937), and Sophia Theater (c. 1925).[2]
Sophia Historic District | |
Location | Main St., bet. Polk St. and Riffe St., Sophia, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°42′34″N 81°15′7″W / 37.70944°N 81.25194°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Architect | Milano |
Architectural style | Early Commercial |
NRHP reference No. | 06000163 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 22, 2006 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Joellen A. Kerr (December 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sophia Historic District" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 9, 2011.