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Salem Historic District (Salem, West Virginia)

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Built
  
1902

NRHP Reference #
  
80004022

Area
  
6 ha

Architectural style
  
Queen Anne, Romanesque

Opened
  
1902

Added to NRHP
  
2 December 1980

Salem Historic District (Salem, West Virginia)

Location
  
WV 23, Salem, West Virginia

Salem Historic District is a national historic district located at Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia. The district encompasses 28 contributing buildings in the central business district developed after a devastating fire in 1902. The district is almost exclusively commercial, with the exception of a few residences. Notable buildings include the B & O Railroad Station (1912), Cozy Corner (c. 1902), Salem Baptist Church (c. 1913), First National Bank (c. 1902), U.S. Post Office (c. 1941), Brissey Insurance Building (c. 1902), Wilson Building (c. 1902), and the Queen Anne style Pearcy-Randolph House (c. 1900), former home of Senator Jennings Randolph.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

References

Salem Historic District (Salem, West Virginia) Wikipedia