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Sistersville Historic District

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Architect
  
O`Neil, William B.

Area
  
18 ha

Added to NRHP
  
13 August 1975

NRHP Reference #
  
75001899

Year built
  
1815

Sistersville Historic District

Location
  
From Chelsea to the Ohio River between Catherine and both sides of Virginia Sts., Sistersville, West Virginia

Architectural style
  
Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Sistersville Historic District is a national historic district located at Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia. It encompasses 215 contributing buildings and one contributing structure that include the civic, commercial, and residential core of Sistersville. Most of the buildings in the district date from the late-19th and early-20th century in popular architectural styles, such as Greek Revival, Colonial Revival, and Late Victorian. Notable buildings include the Russell Building or Daily Oil Review Office (1832), McCormick /Henderson House (1880-1884), St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1885), Main Street School (1896), Union National Bank Building, Henneghan-Daly Block (1896), and Riverside Mill (1852). Also located in the district are the separately listed Sistersville City Hall (1897) and Wells Inn (1894).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

References

Sistersville Historic District Wikipedia