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Philippi Historic District

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NRHP Reference #
  
90001241

Year built
  
1852

Area
  
38 ha

Added to NRHP
  
29 August 1990

Philippi Historic District

Location
  
Roughly bounded by Pike, High, Walnut, Wolfe, Main, Wilson Sts., and Tygart Valley River, Philippi, West Virginia

Architect
  
Fulton, J. Charles; Et al.

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne

The Philippi Historic District (PHD) is national historic district located at Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. It encompasses 113 contributing buildings and one contributing structure dating from the mid-19th century through early 20th century. The district includes the commercial, ecclesiastical, and civic core of the town situated along the Tygart Valley River.

The PHD includes a number of buildings representative of popular architectural styles including Queen Anne, Italianate, and Greek Revival. Located within the district are the separately listed Barbour County Courthouse, Philippi B & O Railroad Station, Philippi Covered Bridge, and Peck-Crim-Chesser House.

The PHD was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

References

Philippi Historic District Wikipedia