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Bramwell Additions Historic District

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Built
  
1888

Opened
  
1888

NRHP Reference #
  
95000877, 05000400

Area
  
54 ha

Bramwell Additions Historic District

Location
  
Along Bluestone Ave. SW of US 92, also two discontiguous areas N and W along the Bluestone R.; Parts of Bluestone Ave., Clifton St., Renova St., Simmons Ave., Simmons St. and Spring St., Bramwell, West Virginia

Architectural style
  
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Added to NRHP
  
August 3, 1995; boundary increase May 5, 2005

Bramwell Additions Historic District is a national historic district located at Bramwell, Mercer County, West Virginia. The district originally included 151 contributing buildings, 8 contributing sites, 5 contributing structures, and 2 contributing objects. The boundary increase added 27 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure. The non-contiguous district encompasses formerly independent coal mining oriented communities now incorporated into Bramwell. These communities include Freeman, Ramey Addition, Simmons, and Cooper. The district is characterized by company houses built as residences for miners.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. A boundary increase was added in 2005.

References

Bramwell Additions Historic District Wikipedia