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Kingwood Historic District

Kingwood Historic District
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The c. 1895 Dr. Rudisell House on East High Street
Kingwood Historic District is located in West Virginia
Kingwood Historic District
Kingwood Historic District is located in the US
Kingwood Historic District
Location Roughly bounded by Tunnelton, Main, Sigler, High and Price Sts. and Brown Ave., Kingwood, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°28′13″N 79°41′14″W / 39.47028°N 79.68722°W / 39.47028; -79.68722Coordinates: 39°28′13″N 79°41′14″W / 39.47028°N 79.68722°W / 39.47028; -79.68722
Area 8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built 1859
Architect Richard M. Bates, Jr.; Stanton M. Howard; Milburn, Heisner & Company; Carl Reger
Architectural style Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP Reference # 94000723
Added to NRHP July 15, 1994

Kingwood Historic District is a national historic district located at Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 103 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Kingswood. Most of the buildings are two story, frame and masonry buildings. Notable buildings include the Preston County Courthouse (1934), Kingswood National Bank Building (1908), C.M. Bishop House (1872), Preston Academy (1842), IOOF Lodge (c. 1860), Bank of Kingswood (1900), Bishop Block (1877), Presbyterian Church (1878), Methodist Church (1879), Wilson Building (1930), and Loar's Service Station (1927). Located in the district and listed separately is the James Clark McGrew House.

Architects whose work is represented in the district include Stanton M. Howard of Wheeling for his Methodist Church,Milburn, Heister & Company of Washington, DC for their Bank of Kingwood Building,Carl Reger of Morgantown's Preston County Jail, and Richard M. Bates, Jr. of Huntington, who designed the former Preston Central High School.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.



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